Thursday 10 May 2018
Dear Member,
As many of you know professional registration of paramedics will likely occur by the end of 2018. As part of this process, the Paramedicine Council of NSW will be established to manage complaints about registered paramedics and students.
The Council’s main responsibility is to protect the public by regulating the profession. The Council does this by working in partnership with the Health Care Complaints Commission to manage complaints about the health, performance and conduct of registered practitioners in NSW.
The Health Professional Councils Authority is now taking applications for membership on the NSW Paramedicine Council. Members of the Council will:
If you are interested and would like more information or wish to apply please visit https://www.hpca.nsw.gov.au/council-membership-11
Applications close Friday 1 June 2018.
Regards,
APA (NSW) Executive
The Paramedics Union
Keep up to date with APA (NSW) news at www.apansw.com.au/News
A printable copy of this update may be found here.
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NSW Ambulance (NSWA) continues to bury their head in the sand when it comes to our uniform.
The current polyester uniform, including the short-sleeved shirt, has been causing work health and safety concerns for
several members in hot and/or humid climates. This is unacceptable.
Today the Australian Paramedics Association (NSW) are commencing industrial action to stand against the announced wage cut by the Premier. For months, Paramedics and other essential workers put our lives and the lives of our families at risk to look after the people of New South Wales during the COVIID-19 Pandemic.
The NSW Premier’s announcement to freeze the pay of public sector workers for 12 months is disgraceful. Paramedics and our frontline colleagues have been used, yet again, as scapegoats for this Government. We are praised as heroes for our hard work, and in the same breath served a pay cut that will ultimately send our wages backwards.
