sentences:  In the mid 1990s some universities started to offer para-medicine diplomas and degrees, in association with local Ambulance Trusts.By necessity these included all of the practical skills found in the IHCD curriculum and allowed applicants to apply for registration with the HPC.Amongst the professionals regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council, paramedicine was the only one not to have an extant professional body, until the British Paramedic Association was formed in 2001.