Health Services Union says NSW needs 1000 new paramedics

By Perry Duffin
Updated February 12 2018 - 4:55pm, first published 4:00pm
The Health Service Union says 1000 new paramedics are needed to address a critical shortage in NSW.
The Health Service Union says 1000 new paramedics are needed to address a critical shortage in NSW.

The NSW ambulance service is struggling to send two paramedics on each call-out, exposing lone responders to violent attacks, the union says, arguing 1000 new staff are needed to address the "crisis".

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