Tag: PARAMEDICS
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Tuncurry paramedics call for ‘on call’ duties to return
Tuncurry paramedics are calling for ‘on call’ duties to be reinstated… saying the current system could be life threatening to the community. But with more staff deployed to region last year, New South Wales Ambulance insists the role is no longer required.
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Shutters go up on Forster Ambulance Station
The shutters have gone up today on the new Forster Ambulance Station. The former Mid Coast Water office has been transformed to include staff amenties, accomodation and a gym. But more importantly, parking bays for three new ambulances and 12 paramedics. “We want our paramedics to be able to relax and debrief when they come…
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PARAMEDICS FORCED INTO ISOLATION AFTER TREATING COVID POSITIVE MAN
Eight paramedics have been forced into isolation after treating a covid-positive man injured in a car accident near Taree on Sunday. A New South Wales Ambulance spokesperson says six will isolate for two weeks and two for five days. The service says the incident won’t leave the area short staffed.
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SITE LOCKED IN FOR FORSTER AMBULANCE STATION
MidCoast Council has offloaded an administration building in Forster to make way for a new ambulance station. The sale of the site to the state government is helping fund council’s admin centre in Taree.