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NSW paramedics union at breaking point

AAP - 03-08-2021

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 union calls for more paramedics

AAP - 29-04-2021

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

 
Ambulance response time blowout confirms strain on health system

HealthTimes - 30-03-2021

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

 
Paramedics have one of Australia's most dangerous jobs

Health Times - 17-11-2020

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

 
Paramedics need better care for accumulated stress

HealthTimes - 14-06-2019

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

 
South Australian ambulance services led to nine deaths last year

AAP - 26-02-2019

Failings in the care of patients by the South Australian ambulance services led to nine deaths last year, a review has found. Nine patients died

 
Health officials have come together in Adelaide in a bid to stop ambulance ramping

AAP - 15-02-2019

Doctors, nurses, paramedics, GPs and health leaders are meeting in Adelaide in a bid to stop ambulance ramping at the city's public hospitals.

 
Paramedics are failing to meet hand hygiene guidelines

AAP - 29-01-2019

A new study that tracked paramedics in Australia and overseas has found they're failing to meet hand hygiene guidelines. If you ever need

 
Ambulance officers denied access to life saving drugs

HealthTimes - 12-07-2018

Lives are being placed at risk by a refusal to allow Non-Emergency Patient Transport vehicles in Victoria to carry lifesaving drugs, including EpiPen’s.

 
A paramedic turned whistleblower who uncovered evidence of drug tampering

AAP - 05-07-2018

A whistleblower paramedic says he felt fobbed off when he took evidence of drug tampering to a manager at the Queensland Ambulance Service. A

 

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