Paramedics

Nearly 2000 paramedics will join NSW's "worked to the bone" workforce as the state government commits to a funding boost. The Health Services

Paramedics across NSW will refuse to take patients' billing details over the next five days as their dispute with the government over pay and conditions escalates.

Victoria's embattled triple-zero call service resorted to manually allocating ambulances when a technical error crashed its system overnight More than 70

NSW paramedics are stepping up industrial action in their fight for better resources as ambulance services face unprecedented demand. Australian Paramedics

An elderly Tasmanian man who died from a head injury waited more than four hours at his home for an ambulance after being incorrectly triaged. Alan Maurice

Already decimated by COVID-19 and under growing pressure to replenish a worn out front line, Australian ambulance services are about to lose some of their best and brightest

NSW paramedics are ramping up industrial action in a bid to get better pay and resources allocated to the ambulance service in next month's state budget.

Western Australia's health minister has criticised the state's ambulance operator amid a blowout in response times and ramping. About 10 per cent of

NSW paramedics are preparing for industrial action to pressure the state government for better conditions and resources. The Australian Paramedics Association

Queensland's Health Minister says paramedic fatigue is a concern but has accused the opposition of trying to mislead the public by "cherry picking" the state's

NSW paramedics are pushing for a 10 per cent or higher pay rise as well as an additional 2000 staff to turn around deteriorating ambulance response times across the state.

Hundreds of "under-resourced" NSW paramedics will ratchet up an industrial campaign against the state government by refusing to leave their posts to fill gaps at

A 24-hour strike by NSW paramedics has failed to rouse a meaningful response from the government, their union says. Emergency responders are taking part in

Some 3500 people diagnosed with COVID-19 or suspected of having the virus were transported by ambulances in NSW in the past two weeks. NSW

The paramedics' union says ambulances are being forced to wait up to seven hours at Sydney hospital bays with COVID-19 positive patients on board.

The paramedics' union is demanding better PPE, greater hospital capacity and rapid antigen testing for its workers on the frontline of the pandemic.

NSW Ambulance was forced into an emergency "status three" case load declaration on Monday, prompting the union to call for 1500 more paramedics.

Ambulance Victoria’s (AV) quarterly performance data confirms that increased demand for ambulance services is having an effect ambulance response times in Victoria.

Allegations of widespread sex discrimination and gender-based bullying among Ambulance Victoria staff have highlighted just

Paramedics are not receiving enough help to overcome psychological injuries caused by accumulated traumas they confront in their work – with Flinders University researchers