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These additional paramedics will provide life-saving emergency and mobile health care across the state and are based out of ambulance stations across regional and metro NSW, including in Northern NSW and the mid-North Coast.

The government says its SWIFT Program is delivering 2,500 additional NSW Ambulance staff and 30 new ambulance stations, including a commitment to deliver 500 additional paramedics to regional and rural areas.

Investment in frontline health workers

NSW Minister for Health, Ryan Park said, ‘The NSW government is investing in frontline emergency health care with more paramedics right across the state. With an additional 817 paramedics already on the road, local communities are seeing a real difference.

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park.

‘We are investing in our frontline workers, so we can continue to deliver the high-quality health care the people of NSW deserve.’

HSU NSW Secretary Gerard Hayes said, ‘Our paramedics are critical to the communities they look after, especially in regional and rural areas where medical help can often be hundreds of kilometres away.

‘We welcome these new paramedics, who will also ease pressure on the workforce who are working so hard to save lives day in and day out.’

NSW Ambulance Chief Executive Dr Dominic Morgan said, ‘These additional paramedics across NSW will enable our highly trained clinicians to deliver better health outcomes for patients.

‘As demand for our services continues to grow across the state, we remain committed to providing the right care, in the right place at the right time now and into the future.’



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