Government demands for arbitrary performance targets are contributing to ambulance delays, paramedic exhaustion
- Written by Simon Sawyer, Lecturer in Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University
ShutterstockLast week, a Victorian woman died while reportedly waiting six hours for an ambulance.
Ambulance union secretary Danny Hill linked the incident to a “busy night” and ambulance ramping, which leaves paramedic crews unable to respond to other issues because they’re waiting at hospital emergency departments for their...





