NSW Premier Chris Minns has staunchly defended his government’s pay offer for paramedics ahead of an Industrial Relations Commission hearing.
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Almost 2000 of the state’s 5000 paramedics are withholding their registrations amid failed pay negotiations between the government and the Health Services Union.
Health Minister Ryan Park warns parliament may be recalled to pass legislation to stop paramedics crippling the triple zero network.
NSW citizens now spend a median three hours and 36 minutes in hospital emergency departments,the longest on record.
The continued strain on frontline workers has prompted the state government to set up a taskforce charged with slashing emergency department wait times.
Eight nurses and midwives have taken their lives in the last three years,the union says,while nearly 2000 NSW Health workers lodged compensation claims for psychological injuries over the past two years,new data reveals.
The health minister warns NSW’s triple zero system will “collapse” on New Year’s Eve,with 2000 paramedics refusing to renew their licences over deadlocked pay negotiations.
In the past two years,the job has made 351 paramedics sick. Here,one recalls the trauma of not being able to reach patients in time to save their lives.
NSW needs more volunteers for its rescue organisations and Prince Edward wants to help.