Ambulance Ramping

Dishonesty from Liberal politicians won’t end ambulance ramping in Tasmania.

The Greens welcome Labor's announcement they will make a serious investment in the ambulance services Tasmania needs if they form government after the election. 

The Greens were proud to stand with the Health and Community Services Union and Tasmanian paramedics today to launch our policy for a safe and reliable ambulance service.

The Rockliff Government has acknowledged for the first time that ambulance ramping is contributing to preventable deaths in Tasmania.

The latest Productivity Commission figures on ambulance services paint a grim picture for Tasmania, and reinforce the evidence the ambulance ramping inquiry has heard about this serious issue. 

Disturbing new government figures published by the Parliamentary Inquiry into Ambulance Ramping show in the past five years 136 people have died in hospital shortly after they’d been ramped for an extended period

Newly published evidence provided to the Parliamentary Inquiry into ambulance ramping has shown how ramping has skyrocketed under the Liberals