Victorian patients continue to suffer long wait times to access hospital treatment, with new data out today showing paramedics have spent more than a cumulative century waiting for patients to be admitted to hospital. Internal Ambulance Victoria documents, released under Freedom of Information, show that transport crews have spent in excess of 523,000 hours [...]
Recently we received the Operational Research in Health (ORH) Report, a crucial analysis that will play a significant role in shaping Ambulance Tasmania's growth and strategic direction over the next decade. The comprehensive work conducted by ORH involved a detailed retrospective analysis of operational activity across Tasmania, coupled with predictive modeling to forecast future [...]
Our members are all impacted by increasing rates of violence and aggression in their workplace. Tragically, the gravity of this threat was deeply felt in our members' hearts earlier this year with the violent assault of NSW comrade Steven Tougher, who tragically never made it home from his night shift on Friday, 14th April. [...]
After threatening to take AV to the Fair Work Commission for failure to honour terms of the current EA to reconvene the Alcohol and Other Drugs Working Group (AOD Group), AV agreed to consult with the AEAV/UWU and other interested parties their proposed changes to the Alcohol and Other Drugs policy. Whilst the Union [...]
The VAU has received a large volume of complaints about Ambulance Victoria’s recent recruitment processes for the ALS Ambulance Response Unit (ARU). This has been a protracted and poorly executed process leading to extreme frustration, anger, and disappointment amongst members who have applied for these positions. On 1 April 2023, the VAU was informed [...]
SA Ambulance Service Full Roll Out Plan On behalf of our Ambos and support staff members, we thank all of those in the SA Community who supported the Ambulance Employees Association’s (AEA) Safe Staffing campaign which was necessary to ensure the state’s ambulance service is safely resourced across Adelaide and our regions. Thank [...]
Health Service Union’s call for ‘wanding’ to detect knives after paramedic’s stabbing death An ambulance union is pushing for the trial of metal-detecting wands so police can uncover concealed knives in the wake of the horror stabbing death of paramedic Steven Tougher. Doubling the penalties for carrying a concealed weapon, and expanding police [...]
Officials have been consolidating the log of claims feedback from late last year. In the coming weeks, officials will be working closely with delegates to formulate a comprehensive log of claims that speaks to and represents the interests of all Ambulance staff working for Ambulance Victoria. If members want to learn more about the [...]
AEA Brings Down Marshall Liberal Government When the Marshall Liberal Government were elected in 2018, the AEA suspected it would be a challenging four years ahead. It was only a matter of weeks before the newly-elected Marshall Liberal Government reneged on their pre-election commitment to honour the recommendations of a staffing review of [...]
NT Paramedics Face On-going Fatigue and Burnout Fatigue is a significant issue for all our members across the Northern Territory. Fatigue has serious consequences for our members- Paramedics, Patient Transport, and Emergency Medical Dispatchers. Fatigue is a complex phenomenon that has effects on physical characteristics, cognition, behaviours, and physical and mental health. [...]