OET for Paramedics: HCPC & AHPRA Writing Pathway

The UK HCPC does not accept OET for paramedics. The HCPC accepts OET for only six professions, and paramedics are not among them, so check the HCPC's list of accepted tests before booking. OET remains relevant for other regulators: the Paramedicine Board of Australia through AHPRA, and the New Zealand Paramedic Council. For OET tests taken from 23 April 2026, AHPRA requires 350 in Listening and Writing and 360 in Reading and Speaking, and accepts results from two sittings within 12 months if no score is below 320 in Listening, 340 in Reading, 350 in Writing and 350 in Speaking. Check the Paramedicine Board of Australia's page for any Board-specific rules, and the New Zealand Paramedic Council's page for its current rules. The Council requires 350 in each sub-test in one sitting, accepts a pass in any health profession's OET, and accepts results under two years old.

Usually a referral or handover letter following a pre-hospital assessment, sent to an emergency department clinician or a GP. Case notes commonly include the mechanism of injury or presenting complaint, observations, ECG or assessment findings, and the interventions given on scene.

Two patterns recur. First, pre-hospital shorthand and drug abbreviations used without context for a non-specialist reader, which costs Genre & Style. Second, reproducing the whole scene timeline instead of selecting what the reader needs to act, which costs Conciseness & Clarity.

Yes. Pre-hospital assessment, scene documentation, and handover conventions differ from the generic medical case notes in most practice materials. Correction from someone who knows the paramedic letter genre catches the errors that actually cost the grade.