This workforce expansion is part of the Minns Labor Government’s commitment to deliver 500 additional paramedics to regional and rural areas, ensuring these communities continue to receive timely and high-quality emergency medical care.
These additional paramedics will be based out of Dubbo, Blayney and Orange Ambulance Stations, providing emergency and mobile health care across the Central West Zone as part of NSW Ambulance’s highly mobile workforce.
12 additional paramedics will be based out of Dubbo, 8 additional paramedics will be based out of Blayney and 12 additional paramedics will be based out of Orange.
This workforce boost comes as part of the Strategic Workforce and Infrastructure Team (SWIFT) Program, which is delivering 2,500 additional NSW Ambulance staff, including 500 paramedics to rural and regional areas, and 30 new ambulance stations.
The new starters in the Central West Zone form part of an additional 125 paramedics set to begin working across regional NSW within the next few months. These 125 paramedics are the second group to join NSW Ambulance as part of the regional 500, with 125 paramedics starting work in regional NSW last year.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Regional Health, Ryan Park:
“We promised the people of regional, rural and remote NSW we’d deliver them 500 new paramedics, and I am really proud that the second cohort is about to hit the road and take up new roles in the bush.
“These highly skilled paramedics will help drive better health outcomes for patients and their families, ensuring regional communities receive the same high-quality care as metropolitan areas.
“We are committed to investing in our frontline healthcare workforce to support our paramedics and provide better emergency services to the people of NSW.”
Quotes attributable to Government Spokesperson for Dubbo, Stephen Lawrence, MLC:
“I am proud to be part of a government committed to ensuring rural and regional communities have access to high-quality healthcare by increasing our frontline workforce.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Orange, Phil Donato:
“This is a welcome announcement. The addition of 12 new paramedics to Orange will certainly help relieve challenging roster constraints and provide greater flexibility in deploying our frontline healthcare services - where and when they’re most needed.
“This boost to our frontline healthcare workforce will help to meet the increasing needs of our growing community, ultimately benefiting patients and patient outcomes.”
Quotes attributable to NSW Ambulance Chief Executive, Dr Dominic Morgan:
“This boost to our workforce at Dubbo, Blayney and Orange ambulance stations will help our clinicians deliver better health outcomes for patients, while also providing more support to our existing NSW Ambulance staff in regional NSW.
“As demand for our services continues to grow, we remain committed to providing excellence in care to our patients now and into the future.
