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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

 
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.

 
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

 
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.

 
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.

 
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

 
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. They

 
Practice Articles
Why dual degrees open more - and more unique - nursing doors

Nicole Madigan - 10-11-2019

An early passion for paramedicine was the catalyst to registered nurse Benjamin Jenkins’ unique path to nursing, which involved the completion of a dual degree and a

Mandatory counselling recommended for frontline officers

Nicole Madigan - 18-06-2018

Serving frontline officers, such as paramedics, ambulance and police officers should receive routine counselling and access to a known mental health expert, according to phycologist

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