SBS Sinhala current Affair 06 June : Steps to boost paramedics and ambulance stations in a number of states

SBS Sinhala feature on Steps to boost paramedics and ambulance stations in a number of states

Paramedics are seen tending to their ambulance outside St Vincent hospital in Melbourne Source: AAP

Highlights

• Australian surgeons are sounding the alarm on a growing backlog of elective surgeries, as hospital emergency departments also struggle to cope amid a wave of winter illness.
• The crisis has prompted several state leaders to boost the number of paramedics and ambulance stations.