澳大利亚首都直辖区救护车人员短缺导致关闭、延迟反应和不安全的转移,促使制定了新的员工队伍计划。 ACT ambulance staffing shortages cause closures, delayed responses, and unsafe shifts, prompting a new workforce plan.

根据新发布的文件,澳大利亚首都地区救护车处人员短缺引发了车站关闭、反应时间延长和护理人员16小时危险轮班,夜间轮班人员不足96%。 Staffing shortages at the ACT Ambulance Service have triggered station closures, extended response times, and dangerous 16-hour shifts for paramedics, with night shifts 96% understaffed, according to newly released documents. 内部警告称延长轮班是“危险疲劳练习”, 截至2025年8月,147名计划新兵中只有108人加入,43人离开。 Internal warnings called extended shifts a "dangerous fatigue practice," and only 108 of 147 planned recruits joined by August 2025, with 43 leaving. 副反对党领袖Deborah Morris提到病人安全风险及员工疲劳。 Deputy Opposition Leader Deborah Morris cited patient safety risks and staff burnout. 紧急服务部长Marisa Paterson承认了危机,并宣布了一项定于2026年3月释放的劳动力战略,包括征聘14名研究生护理人员、8名横向雇用人员、增加接听员和后门工作人员,以实现24/7的覆盖。 Emergency Services Minister Marisa Paterson acknowledged the crisis and announced a workforce strategy set for release in March 2026, including recruitment of 14 graduate paramedics, eight lateral hires, additional call takers, and back-of-house staff to achieve 24/7 coverage.