Australian Paramedics Association (NSW)
The Australian Paramedics Association (NSW) says critical vulnerabilities in Sydney’s Control Centre could cripple ambulance response capacity, with only half of willing workers having had a vaccine jab and no plan sufficient to ensure continued operation should COVID-19 enter the workplace.
Control workers are crucial for ambulance response capacity, with workers at a single site managing Triple Zero calls and ambulance dispatch for all of Greater Sydney.
“Control workers are without a doubt some of the state’s most essential employees”, said APA (NSW) President Chris Kastelan.
“These workers bridge the gap between a member of the public dialling Triple Zero and a Paramedic arriving to provide assistance.