LATEST NEWS
Ambulance response times improving but government says ‘long way to go’ to fix ramping
New data shows the most serious emergency call-outs are now arriving on time with 146 extra ambos on our roads – but the government admits ramping still isn’t fixed. The majority of priority one [...]
Shock new Victorian ambulance data ramps up call for action
Victorian patients continue to suffer long wait times to access hospital treatment, with new data out today showing paramedics have spent more than a cumulative century waiting for patients to be admitted to hospital. [...]
Operational Research in Health (ORH) Report highlights need for more paramedics
Recently we received the Operational Research in Health (ORH) Report, a crucial analysis that will play a significant role in shaping Ambulance Tasmania's growth and strategic direction over the next decade. The comprehensive work [...]
Violence and Aggression
Our members are all impacted by increasing rates of violence and aggression in their workplace. Tragically, the gravity of this threat was deeply felt in our members' hearts earlier this year with the violent [...]
Members still in danger
After threatening to take AV to the Fair Work Commission for failure to honour terms of the current EA to reconvene the Alcohol and Other Drugs Working Group (AOD Group), AV agreed to consult [...]
ARU Recruitment Process
The VAU has received a large volume of complaints about Ambulance Victoria’s recent recruitment processes for the ALS Ambulance Response Unit (ARU). This has been a protracted and poorly executed process leading to extreme [...]
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
RMIT Sleep & Mental Health Study
Important Information March 21, 2018 RMIT Sleep & Mental Health Study TO AEAV MEMBERS RMIT is doing a sleep and mental health study and have asked us to circulate the link [...]
National Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey – BeyondBlue
Important Information January 9, 2018 National Mental Health and Wellbeing Survey - BeyondBlue TO AEAV MEMBERS Please find below copy of email received from BeyondBlue in relation to a survey they are doing [...]
beyondblue National Survey
Important Information December 11, 2017 beyondblue National Survey on Mental Health and Wellbeing of Police and Emergency Service Personnel TO AEAV MEMBERS We’re supporting the beyondblue National Survey on Mental Health and Wellbeing [...]
The Breakthrough Ride 2017
Important Information November 14, 2017 The Breakthrough Ride 2017 TO AEAV MEMBERS The Breakthrough Ride 2017 is on again from Tuesday, 28th November until Friday, 1st December 2017. Please refer to the flyer [...]