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MINISTER FOR HEALTH

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 437

Ambulance Service

Mr Humphries - Asked the Minister for Health on Notice on 6 August 1991:

How does the ACT compare with metropolitan areas of NSW in terms of: (a) the ratio of ambulance officers to population and (b) the number of restated ambulance crews to population.

Mr Berry - The answer to Mr Humphries question is as follows:

In preparing this response, the assistance o£ the NSW Ambulance Service, in particular Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong, was sought. You will note the variations between different NSW centres, making direct comparisons with the ACT Ambulance Service difficult. Some NSW areas operate single officer crews on their ambulance vehicles and also operate a clinic transport service. The ACT Ambulance Service operates two officer crews and a single officer clinic bus transfer service.

(a) The ratio of Ambulance Officers to population is as follows:

Sydney

Population Approx 4 000 000

Ambulance Officers 1 023 (operational staff)

Ratio 1 : 3 910

Newcastle - Outer/Inner Hunter Region

Population 510 000

Ambulance Officers 239 (inclusive of training and administration staff*)

Ratio 1 : 2 133

Wollongong

Population 250 000

Ambulance Officers 91 (exclusive of training and administration staff

Ratio 1 : 2 747

ACT

Population 280 000

Ambulance Officers 53 (exclusive of training and administration staff)

Ratio 1 : 5 283

*Only available figures, not easily comparable, will overestimate staff.

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