(09-21-2021, 04:16 AM)Professer E link Wrote:My daughter wants to be a paramedic EB.  I've said no freaking way unless she gets her second dan black belt.  For her graduation  I'm going to get her a flick baton.  Grope this junkie c***

(09-21-2021, 03:26 AM)Mav link Wrote:Or would they prefer to be free of colleagues who think their freedom includes their freedom to infect colleagues and patients? Lethal virus vs. parking fees. I guess that's a tough choice ...

(09-21-2021, 09:15 AM)LP link Wrote:While I agree about health work wages, paying them more won't really solve the problems in the system.

They need a lot more staff and a lot more ambulance crews.

The first thing they should do is kybosh the nerd bean counters doing time and motion studies on ambulance crews and ED staff to ensure they are operating at full efficiency!

(09-21-2021, 09:15 AM)LP link Wrote:While I agree about health work wages, paying them more won't really solve the problems in the system.

They need a lot more staff and a lot more ambulance crews.

The first thing they should do is kybosh the nerd bean counters doing time and motion studies on ambulance crews and ED staff to ensure they are operating at full efficiency!

(09-21-2021, 02:50 PM)DJC date Wrote:A mate recently retired after a career as an ambo - most recently in a very senior role.  He's neither a nerd or a bean counter but a very experienced operational ambo.  His take is that they don't have enough ambulances (or spare parts for the ambulances they have) for additional staff.  That means that newly qualified paramedics (my niece just qualified) can't get the 12 months in the passenger seat they need as the next step in their career path.

My niece will probably have to go interstate to progress her career.

(09-21-2021, 10:10 PM)LP link Wrote:My reference to "more ambulance crews" assumes the new hardware to go with them, and the same for nurses and health care staff.

Authorities just have to wear the cost of having some of them idle when things are quiet, there is in my opinion a point at which operations become too lean.

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(09-21-2021, 11:24 PM)northernblue date Wrote:Locating that point correctly is the $64000 question.
It’s all good until you (me) needs that urgent ambo…