Category: Ambulance response time

Union Calls to End Limits on Paramedics in Regional NSW

A shortage of specialist paramedics in regional New South Wales (NSW) and location limits that bar front-line responders from retaining their qualifications, if transferred regionally, are bringing the hospital system to breaking point, their union says. The Australian Paramedics Association of NSW said the government’s rejection of a recommendation to expand specialist paramedics across the…


One in Three Victorian Ambulances Taking Too Long

Ambulance response times continue to lag in Victoria, with new data showing it takes more than 15 minutes to respond to one in three critical incidents.  While the new data shows a modest improvement in ambulance response times from January to March 2023, the health system overall in Victoria was still under huge pressure.  Out…