22 May 2019
Paramedics worried $21m boost won't help pay
Paramedics are worried they won't see any of the 21-million-dollar funding boost for ambulance services in their paypackets. Those working for St John Ambulance have been striking in frustration over their pay and conditions - and have repeatedly warned they are overstretched, and struggling. Andrew Ferguson is an intensive care paramedic based in Whangarei. He talks to Corin Dann.