New South Wales Ambulance

NSW Ambulance
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Agency overview
Formed2014; 10 years ago (2014)
Preceding agencies
  • Civil Ambulance and Transport Brigade (1895–1904)
  • Civil Ambulance and Transport Corps (1904–1921)
  • NSW Ambulance Transport Service Board (1921–1977)
  • Ambulance Service of New South Wales (1977–2014)
JurisdictionNew South Wales
HeadquartersRozelle, New South Wales, Australia
Employees6,100+
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Dr Dominic Morgan ASM, Chief Executive
Parent departmentNSW Health
Key documents
Websiteambulance.nsw.gov.au

NSW Ambulance, previously the Ambulance Service of NSW, is an agency of NSW Health and the statutory provider of pre-hospital emergency care and ambulance services in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Established pursuant to the Ambulance Services Act, 1976 (NSW) and operating within the Health Services Act, 1997 (NSW), the service provides clinical care and health related transport services to over 7.9 million people in New South Wales (NSW), across an area of 801,600 square kilometres (309,500 sq mi).[1]

NSW Ambulance employs more than 6,100 staff including 4,952 paramedics who operate over 1,600 response vehicles from 220 locations across the state.[1] The service responds to around 1.1 million calls a year, with an average response time of 7.47 minutes to 1A emergencies (cardiac or respiratory arrests), against a target of 10 minutes.[2]

In 2018, paramedicine became a regulated profession, legally protecting the title of paramedic and establishing mandatory professional standards for practitioners.[3] Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW) and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency provide minimum requirements to ensure that paramedics in Australia are competent, qualified, and able to provide safe and effective care to the public.[4][5] Other requirements include holding an accredited qualification, being fit to practice, and passing a criminal history check. [6][7][8]

  1. ^ a b "About us". NSW Ambulance. Government of New South Wales. 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ "NSW Ambulance – Response Times". NSW Ambulance. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Paramedicine Board of Australia - Fact sheet: Using the title 'paramedic' after 1 December 2018". www.paramedicineboard.gov.au. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Registration Standards". www.ahpra.gov.au. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Paramedicine Board of Australia - Professional standards". www.paramedicineboard.gov.au. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Paramedicine Board of Australia - Qualifications". www.paramedicineboard.gov.au. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Paramedicine Board of Australia - Assessment of overseas qualifications". www.paramedicineboard.gov.au. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Paramedicine Board of Australia - Professional capabilities for registered paramedics". www.paramedicineboard.gov.au. Retrieved 25 August 2024.