Ambulance underfunding media action

Start: Sunday, May 14, 201711:30 AM

End: Sunday, May 14, 2017 2:00 PM

Help set-up and pack-down 200 life-sized cut-outs of ambulance professionals and other health workers missing due to $1.85b in Government health underfunding.

Bring gloves and long-sleeved shirts. No placards or banners, please.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1501708869892061/


We’ve just been leaked information about ambulance funding and we need your help.

Rural and provincial communities, ambulance officers and GPs have been fighting to end “single-crewing” of ambulances for years. Single crewing is where one qualified ambulance officer works on their own in an ambulance. It’s not safe for the patient or staff

In most metro areas they have two medically-qualified ambulance officers (“double crewing”) which ensures patients get optimal care and the best patient outcome.

But the Prime Minister’s announcement on Sunday isn’t going to be that rural areas will finally get what metro areas already have.

They want single-crewed officers to work with an unqualified driver with advanced first aid training instead (“assisted-single crewing”). Assisted-single crewing is a very late step in the right direction, but it still doesn’t provide double-crewing as recommended by the 2008 Select Committee Inquiry into Ambulances.

Unqualified assistants won’t be able or allowed to provide the care Kiwis need, when they most need it. Examples include a critical life saving intervention or where there are two or more patients, such as a high speed vehicle accidents or a complicated pregnancy.

We only need an additional $5.5m of Government funding for the new roles to be medically-qualified. For the Government, that’s not a lot of money.


With a bit of pressure we can get the Government to commit to medically qualified staff in all ambulances.


Here’s how you can help:


Help make ambulance professional cut-outs

When: Saturday 2 - 5pm  

Where: PSA, 155 New North Road, Mt Eden Terrace

What: Help make 30 life-sized ambulance professional cut-outs and stack 200 cut-outs into a truck and trailer for visual protest on Sunday.

RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/help-make-ambo-cut-outs/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1438970406161800/


Ambulance underfunding media action

When: Sunday 10am - 3pm  

Where: National Party Northern Regional Convention, Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, 58 Waipuna Road, Mount Wellington, Auckland

What: Visual protest with 200 life-sized cut-outs of ambulance professionals and other health workers missing due to $1.85b in health underfunding.

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1501708869892061/


We look forward to seeing you.


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