Today’s announcement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Health Minister Yvette D’Ath of an additional 200 Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics will create a meaningful difference to ambulance officers working throughout Queensland.
United Workers Union National…
The United Workers Union welcomes the commitment to essential services announced in today’s state budget.
This includes centrally funding 60 new ambulance officers in the Queensland Ambulance Service, $485 million to address patient access,…
A new boost to the number of Queensland ambulance officers must be centrally funded in this month’s state budget.
The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) has approved up to 90 new staff to fill holes…
The Queensland Police Union President, Ian Leavers has come out today criticising the Queensland Ambulance Service.
United Workers Union National Ambulance Coordinator Fiona Scalon said: “Our ambulance members see themselves as the ambulance service…
In a win for Queensland’s emergency service workers, they no longer need to prove they developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while on the job.
The Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment…
United Workers Union welcomes $100 million funding boost to tackle emergency department demand in Queensland.
Key elements of the funding include:
$39.6 million for additional beds, particularly in areas with the most…
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WHEN: TODAY 2 pm Friday 7 May 2021
WHERE: United Workers Union office – 38 Woods Street, Darwin (Level 2)
WHAT: St John Ambulance paramedics, emergency medical dispatchers and patient transport officers expose…
United Workers Union welcomes a boost to the number of paramedics and health professionals, and extra teacher aides, all announced in today’s State Budget.
Throughout the election, Queensland United Workers Union members called for…
Queensland’s paramedics are calling on the newly sworn-in Palaszczuk Government to put their money where their mouth is and deliver on election commitments for more ambulance resources in the state budget next week.…
Ambulance Victoria’s focus on cutbacks and so called ‘KPIs’ at all costs has left paramedics feeling like they are just “a bum in a seat” according to Ambulance Employees Australia Victoria (AEAV) Secretary…
Prompted by revelations of workplace discrimination and harassment within its ranks, Ambulance Victoria has now called for an independent review by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC) into its frameworks,…
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In a big win for the Northern Territory’s dedicated emergency service workers, paramedics and firefighters now have the right to presumptive post-traumatic stress disorder recognition. World-leading rules for occupational cancer coverage…