Paramedics
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Paramedics ban patient transfers as pay fight heats up AAP - 16-05-2023
Paramedics and patient transfer officers will refuse to transport patients discharged from hospitals in joint industrial action as workers demand a pay rise and an end to
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One in three Victorian ambulances taking too long AAP - 03-05-2023
Victorians continue to face long ambulance wait times as it takes more than 15 minutes for paramedics to respond to one in three critical dispatches. New data
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Heartbreak as slain Sydney paramedic farewelled AAP - 01-05-2023
A respected Sydney paramedic killed in the line of duty has been honoured with a National Medal of Service during a memorial service focused on celebrating the young father's
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Ambulance ramping spikes at SA hospitals AAP - 08-04-2023
Ambulance ramping outside Adelaide's major public hospitals jumped last month with the state government looking to improve patient flows through emergency departments
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NSW paramedics to leave non-urgent patients at hospital AAP - 20-03-2023
Frustrated NSW paramedics are taking matters into their own hands - vowing to leave non-urgent patients at hospitals so they can get back on the road to attend emergencies.
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Calls for more sleep support for new paramedics AAP - 18-03-2023
New paramedics should be given more support and better sleep strategies to protect them from poor mental health, researchers say. Insomnia and depression increase
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Ambulance call-outs hit decade high in NSW AAP - 01-03-2023
The number of ambulance call-outs in NSW reached at least a decade high in the final quarter of last year, with emergency departments also experiencing near-record demand.
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Paramedics sleep in cars amid rural housing squeeze AAP - 09-02-2023
Paramedics say they are sleeping in their cars, living in tents and caravans, or staying in pubs because of a severe housing shortage across regional and rural NSW.
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Ambulance call answer times stretch out in Victoria AAP - 02-02-2023
Victoria posted Australia's worst ambulance call response times last financial year but there are signs the embattled system is beginning to rebound. The
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Ambulance staff in England set to strike AAP - 01-02-2023
Thousands of ambulance workers in England will carry out fresh strike action on February 10 in a dispute over pay and staffing, the UNISON trade union says.
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One in three Vic paramedics injured on job AAP - 28-01-2023
Paramedics in Victoria have a higher rate of work-related injuries than other Australian workers, new research shows. About one-third of the state's paramedics
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Wait times rise as Vic names new ambo boss AAP - 22-12-2022
Victoria's ambulance service has named its next chief executive after the body's long-overdue annual report highlighted the scope of its deteriorating response times.
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Queensland health system buckling AAP - 19-09-2022
The death of a Queenslander where six triple-zero calls were made and an ambulance arriving nine hours later underlines the state's health crisis, the state opposition
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Vic Labor pledge $300m for ambos, hospital AAP - 16-09-2022
Dozens of specialist paramedics will be hired to treat Victorians at home and a regional hospital further redeveloped under Labor state election promises. Under
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Ambulance delay a factor in SA man's death AAP - 14-09-2022
An Adelaide man who died on the side of the road while waiting for an ambulance may have survived if help had arrived in time, an investigation has found. The
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Vic's triple-zero review recommendations AAP - 04-09-2022
KEY FINDINGS FROM THE REVIEW INTO VICTORIA'S EMERGENCY SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY (ESTA): * From January 2016 to November 2020, ESTA met and
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Concerns over NSW's rural health response AAP - 02-09-2022
NSW paramedics say the state government's response to a damning report into rural health falls short of what's needed for country ambulance services.
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Ambulance Tasmania vows change after death AAP - 12-08-2022
Tasmania's ambulance service has vowed to overhaul its culture after the death of a paramedic almost six years ago exposed workplace cracks. Damian Crump,
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Union welcomes NSW paramedics boost AAP - 06-06-2022
Nearly 2000 paramedics will join NSW's "worked to the bone" workforce as the state government commits to a funding boost. The Health Services
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NSW ambos launch snap industrial action AAP - 29-05-2022
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.
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