Is There A Shortage Of Paramedics In The Uk. Health secretary humza yousaf told msps that £20m was also being invested into the ambulance service, and 100 second year paramedic students were beign brought in to help in ambulance control rooms. Although there are over 41,000 occupational therapists, across the uk there is still a significant shortage and the profession is included on the uk’s shortage occupations list.

It has been well publicised that all uk ambulance services are currently experiencing a shortage of qualified paramedics within their workforce The nhs have recently stated there is a paramedic shortage this winter. There have been many posts about this topic, but i would like some current information.