Paramedics
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Marathon ambo pay dispute hit the community, says union AAP - 24-09-2024
Union officials have acknowledged the impact a marathon pay dispute between ambos and the Victorian government had on paramedics and the broader community.
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Spike in ambulance demand as ED admissions also rise AAP - 18-09-2024
Emergency departments and ambulance services remain under the pump in NSW, with demand for both continuing to outpace the state's population growth. Ambulance
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Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage AAP - 17-09-2024
High levels of sick-leave left Victoria down 50 ambulances overnight and in a dangerous position, the boss of the state's paramedics union says. Victorian
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Paramedic caught high on drugs while working on shift AAP - 10-06-2024
A paramedic who had a cocktail of drugs, including ice, in his system while working has been suspended. Drug and alcohol testing in June 2020 revealed that
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Paramedics' mobile numbers 'exposed' in data breach AAP - 29-04-2024
Victorian paramedics have been ensnared in another apparent privacy breach, with a union declaring staff members' mobile phone numbers were exposed. The
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Regional ambulance mechanics go on 'historic' strike AAP - 08-04-2024
More than 700 regional Victorian ambulances will be without maintenance workers as they take "unprecedented" strike action after a breakdown in contract negotiations.
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'Not an easy sell': paramedics to ramp up pay dispute AAP - 18-03-2024
Victorian paramedics will scribble slogans on ambulances and not collect billing details from patients as their protracted pay dispute ramps up. The Victorian
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Ramping 'major factor' in deadly 10-hour ambo wait AAP - 08-03-2024
Emergency responders "underappreciated" the risk to a vulnerable patient who died after a 10-hour ambulance wait, a review of the incident has found.
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'Clock stoppers': mobile paramedics model under review AAP - 01-02-2024
Victoria's mobile ambulance service is set for a shake-up following the death of a regionally based paramedic and dispatch concerns. A new operating model
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Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions AAP - 17-01-2024
Victorian paramedics will take industrial action if they can't come to an agreement with the government over pay and conditions in the next two weeks. The
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Paramedics get major pay rise in 'recognition' of role AAP - 15-12-2023
Paramedics in NSW will receive a major pay boost after months of negotiations finally led to a deal between union representatives and the state government.
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Bitter paramedic pay stoush heads to industrial umpire AAP - 11-12-2023
Hundreds of paramedics have reported they are looking to leave NSW for more lucrative work in other states as a long-running stand-off over pay heads to the industrial umpire.
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Paramedics reject huge pay offer of 19pct on average AAP - 08-12-2023
Paramedics will stop work across NSW after rejecting a huge pay rise offer to re-align salaries with skills. The record offer would have delivered professional
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Plan to ease ambulance ramping unveiled after deaths AAP - 26-11-2023
Crisis talks have led to Queensland Health adopting a five-point, $20 million plan to address ambulance ramping after two people died in as many days. Emergency
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Paramedics waiting for pay offer call premier to table AAP - 24-11-2023
No formal offer has been made to increase the pay of NSW paramedics despite months of negotiations as a union boss calls on the NSW premier and treasurer to "come out
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Paramedics issue new high stakes threat over pay deal AAP - 15-11-2023
Paramedics angry over rising expectations and sluggish pay are threatening to take the 'nuclear option' by refusing to renew their registrations, making it illegal
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'A wonderful symbol': tree marks paramedic's sacrifice AAP - 10-11-2023
A fig tree in a Sydney park will become a living memorial to a young paramedic killed in the line of duty as his grieving loved ones mark his sacrifice. The
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Long waits persist for Victorian ambulances, surgery AAP - 09-11-2023
Pressure on Victoria's public health system is easing but people still face long waits for ambulances, planned surgery and dentistry. The Victorian Agency
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Queensland's opposition ramps up pledge on ambulances AAP - 01-11-2023
Ambulance ramping in Queensland will have set targets that reduce numbers to 15 per cent under a state opposition election pledge. Liberal National Party leader
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Six-hour ambulance wait while 'distressed and in pain' AAP - 26-10-2023
A dementia home resident who died after being diagnosed with a perforated bowel waited six hours for an ambulance while distressed and in increasing pain. The
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