❓ A parliamentary question on notice addresses the issue of ambulance ramping in Western Australia, specifically focusing on 'third stage' ramping and its frequency, dates, and causes. The Minister for Health provides answers sourced from St John Ambulance.
AnsweredQoN 1167Legislative Council
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AMBULANCE RAMPING
I refer to the practice of ambulance ramping. (1) What is third stage ambulance ramping? (2) How many times this year has this happened? (3) On what dates has this occurred? (4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY
I refer to the practice of ambulance ramping. (1) What is third stage ambulance ramping? (2) How many times this year has this happened? (3) On what dates has this occurred? (4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(1) What is third stage ambulance ramping? (2) How many times this year has this happened? (3) On what dates has this occurred? (4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(2) How many times this year has this happened? (3) On what dates has this occurred? (4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(3) On what dates has this occurred? (4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(1) What is third stage ambulance ramping? (2) How many times this year has this happened? (3) On what dates has this occurred? (4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(2) How many times this year has this happened? (3) On what dates has this occurred? (4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(3) On what dates has this occurred? (4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(4) What is the reason for third stage ambulance ramping? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(1) Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. (2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(2) St John Ambulance Western Australia has moved to the third stage of ambulance ramping three times this year. (3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(3) Monday, 26 November 2007, and two additional occasions in September 2007. (4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
(4) Ramping occurs when hospitals are unable to accept a patient handover at that time from paramedics. Third stage ambulance ramping is when 10 or more ambulances are ramped at emergency departments at any one time. Patients waiting in these ambulances are cared for by the ambulance’s paramedics. I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
I ask members to note that this information has been sourced directly from St John Ambulance.
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