The Latest Breaking News from NSW Ambulance

Two people taken to hospital after sea plane 'flips over' on South Coast

A sea plane carrying two people has crashed into Coila Lake, Tuross Head.

The Canberra Times · Aug 10, 2022

Horse kicks child in head: girl flown to John Hunter hospital

A YOUNG girl has suffered significant lacerations to her face after she was kicked in the head by a horse in the Upper Hunter on Saturday.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 24, 2022

Teenage boy rescued after falling from cliff at Greta

Paramedics have rescued a young man who fell over a cliff edge in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 12, 2022

NSW records longest ambulance wait times since records were made publicly available

Health officials say high COVID-19 numbers and relaxed restrictions led to a "fluctuation" in performance in hospitals and ambulance response times in the first three months of the year.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Devastated family of woman who waited 7 hours for ambulance want answers

Margaret France died 10 minutes after being admitted to Belmont Hospital on April 29 despite four separate calls to Triple Zero.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 9, 2022

It's only a matter of time before something goes wrong: ED staff

John Hunter Hospital's ED is buckling under a "perfect storm" of challenges, staff say.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 2, 2022

NSW ambulance boss hopeful of budget boost

The head of NSW Ambulance says 1000 qualified paramedics can be recruited to meet demand, as long as the service is allocated more resources in the budget.

AAP · Jun 1, 2022

AMA urges federal government to fix ‘broken’ health system as NSW paramedics protest shortages

Dr Omar Khorshid calls on commonwealth to work with states as union protests ambulance ramping and staffing shortages in NSW

The Guardian - AU · May 28, 2022

Paramedics across NSW take snap industrial action after last-minute union decision

NSW ambulance union calls on paramedics to keep patients' billing details off the books in a move to pressure pay rises from the state government.

ABC News · May 27, 2022

Paramedics ramp up NSW industrial action

NSW paramedics plan to escalate industrial action in their battle for better pay and resources amid unprecedented demand for ambulance services.

AAP · May 26, 2022