[TheList] Ambo Auckland

Thu Aug 14 10:01:06 AEST 2014

Oh, absolutely. But whether there's any ambulances available to respond to
those prioritised jobs is a different question.

In South Auckland last night there was a queue of 4 reds waiting with no
ambulances available.

On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 11:56 AM, David Mitchell <cisconz at gmail.com> wrote:

> I was more saying that if the call was prioritized by Pro-QA, it would
> have the same priority in Wellington as it would the rest of the country.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 11:53 AM, Ed Linklater <ed.linklater at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> WFA are 95% paid ambulance staff whereas St John are heavily reliant on
>> volunteers. WFA also have a better ratio of ambulances to population.
>>
>> They both get the same funding though, which leads me to suspect that WFA
>> just spend less of their money on management/bureaucracy.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 8:18 AM, David Mitchell <cisconz at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I always find this interesting - St John and WFA use the same dispatch
>>> system and PRO-QA, and yet the perception is WFA is better.
>>> Seen as Centralcomm is 50% owned by WFA and 50% St John - I just don't
>>> get it.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13/08/2014, at 12:38 pm, "John Barnhill" <barny1 at clear.net.nz> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Did anyone watch Campbell Live TV3 last night. St. John Ambo.  not
>>>> portrayed very well performance wise. Thank God we have probably the best
>>>> Ambulance Service in the Southern Hemisphere (Wellington Free Ambulance) in
>>>> the greater Wgton. area.
>>>>
>>>> Best advice is call ‘111’ and ask for “Fire’ – they will turn out to
>>>> most medical emergencies – no questions asked, and are trained to deal with
>>>> many medical emergencies, plus a lot more physically fitter than most Ambos
>>>> when it come to performing CPR for prolonged periods.
>>>>
>>>> John Barnhill
>>>>
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