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Boost for Parkes BY MADELINE BLACKSTOCK
PARKES is now home to 13 new paramedics, based at the Parkes Ambulance Station. Their arrival means a shift to a 24-hour roster, from an on-call roster, and that's good news for everyone. New paramedic, Jake Heienmann, is originally from Brisbane and made the move to the service from a career in graphic design with
a desire to help people. Jake has now been a paramedic for over 12 months just like many of the other paramedics new to town. "The organisational demand to have more paramedics and for more regional stations to go 24 hours rather than on call left a hole in Parkes which needed to be filled, so that's where I've ended up," Jake said. "I think the bolstered sup-
port for the community is nothing but a good thing and the fact that we've gone 24 hours now is much better for the community and the paramedics now experiencing less fatigue." The 13 new paramedics come from all across Australia including, Western Australia, Victoria, Queensland, Sydney and the Central Coast. They are all settling in, de-
spite the chilly weather when most of them made the move to the district. Parkes Ambulance Station switching from on call to a 24 hour station has already had a big impact on our paramedics - their physical and mental health as well as their families in terms of planning around their shift work. Parkes is not the only area to benefit from additional paramedics as Goulburn,
Bathurst, Blayney, Lithgow, Mudgee, Ballina, Port Macquarie, South West Rocks and Broken Hill will also gain additional paramedics at their stations. This sees the Minns Labor Government delivering on its election commitment for additional regional paramedics. Over the next four years the NSW Government will continue to roll out 500 para-
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medics across regional, rural and remote NSW which will see a positive increase in ambulance response times during emergencies. "This major workforce boost will deliver better health outcomes for patients and their families while also providing more support to our existing NSW Ambulance staff in the bush," NSW Health said.