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Government demands for arbitrary performance targets are contributing to ambulance delays, paramedic exhaustion

  • Written by Simon Sawyer, Lecturer in Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University
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Last 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...

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