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A mobile life saving app launched in Victoria

AAP - 29-05-2018

A mobile app has been launched in Victoria that will alert off-duty paramedics and professionals to nearby medical emergencies, potentially saving many lives.

 
A new ambulance coordination centre to help with flu response

AAP - 18-04-2018

The Queensland government says a new ambulance coordination centre at a major Brisbane hospital will help ease pressure on the health system during flu season.

 
Report shows Tasmanians are waiting longer for ambulances

AAP - 30-01-2018

Tasmanians are waiting longer for ambulances than people in any other state or territory, with the average response time ballooning to more than half an hour.

 
Paramedics inch closer to 2018 national registration

Karen Keast - 16-06-2017

Paramedic registration could come into force for Australia’s 13,000 paramedics on September 1, 2018. As Australian paramedics prepare to become the 15th

 
'Disgusting' attacks on Qld paramedics

AAP - 06-06-2016

Police have charged two men with serious assault after they spat on paramedics in separate incidents in southeast Queensland over the weekend.

 
Huge payrise for Vic paramedics

AAP - 23-03-2016

Victorian paramedics are getting a massive pay rise after Labor accepted Fair Work Commission recommendations. Victorian paramedics will be the

 
St John Ambulance told to improve

AAP - 11-03-2016

An investigation into the suicide deaths of five St John Ambulance paramedics and volunteers found flaws in how staff are managed. Western Australia's

 
Vic ambos told to 'walk away' if threatened

AAP - 07-03-2016

Victoria's health minister says the state is adopting a culture where it is acceptable for paramedics to refuse treatment if threatened with violence.

 
Paramedics, nurses and midwives apply for nanny program

Karen Keast - 17-11-2015

It’s no easy feat being shift-working parents - just ask Neil and Valerie Noble. The Cairns paramedics and parents of Matthew, aged 7, and Courtney, 11,

 
New guidelines for traumatised emergency workers

AAP - 29-10-2015

National guidelines have been developed to help the 8000 Australian emergency service workers living with post-traumatic stress disorder. Australian experts have

 

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