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Full national Honours lists: tinyurl.com/4u9euk7x
Meritorious Awards list: tinyurl.com/2fvjchaw
Honours List (Military): tinyurl.com/2w2d798h
Congratulations also to the two female #medics awarded the Commendation for Distinguished Service under warlike conditions in Iraq.

Honours and Awards - Australia Day 2026
The Paramedic Observer congratulates the recipients of the Ambulance Service Medal and other persons honoured for their work on behalf of the community.
Observations: t.co/gWyDKU3clH
Flipbook with citations: online.fliphtml5.com/eeyoy/kcso/

The Report on Government Services (#RoGS) provides information on the #equity, #effectiveness & efficiency of #government #services.
Part E Health (includes #primary & #community #health, #ambulance services) will be released on Thursday 5 February 2026. #EMS #care #paramedicine

#RoGS Part A is important because it outlines the assumptions and other #parameters used to prepare #comparative time-dependent expenditures. The impact of #health expenditure is significant.

A Approach to performance reporting - Report on Government Services 2026 Part A includes an introduction to the Report on Government Services 2026, Statistical context for the service-specific parts B to G, the Glossary and the Acronyms and abbreviations list.

The Report on Government Services (#RoGS) is produced annually by the #Productivity #Commission under the direction of the Steering Committee. The broad approach to performance reporting (Part A) was released 29 January 2026.
www.pc.gov.au/ongoing/repo...

The QCAT submission noted #paramedicine was a #health profession requiring proportionate, expert, & contextual disciplinary processes.
With targeted enhancements, QCAT was supported as the appropriate forum. Last days to submit anything as the consultation closes 31 Jan. tinyurl.com/yktytrax

The QCAT submission focused on Issues Paper 6. It highlighted #paramedicine as a low-volume but high-complexity caseload, with few cases nationally resulting in deregistration or prohibition. Reform efforts should focus on #assessor capacity, #procedural #fairness, & early #resolution.

The Paramedic Observer Queensland QCAT Act Review Are you a health professional, patient, or interested in Queensland's healthcare system and national practitioner regulation? You can help shape the future of regulatory...

Queensland QCAT Act review. Pleased to have lodged a submission on the Queensland QCAT Act Statutory review 2025-26 dealing with Health Practitioner Disciplinary Jurisdiction in Queensland. Thank you to practitioner and patient collaborators. tinyurl.com/5atevw48

Potential grant opportunity involving #paramedicine
Design, deliver & subsidise participation in a national voluntary #training & #accreditation program, where primary care service providers can be formally trained and recognised as LGBTIQA+-safe. www.grants.gov.au/Fo/Show?FoUu...

Ohio county formally recognizes 911 dispatchers as first responders Lorain County commissioners approved a proclamation honoring 911 telecommunicators, urging broader recognition, mental health support and legal protections under Ohio law

Ohio county formally recognises #EMDs with a proclamation honouring 911 telecommunicators, urging broader recognition, retirement benefits, retention, #mental #health support & legal protections. #essential #emergency #response #stress #police #firefighters #paramedics. www.ems1.com/911-and-disp...

Women's Pain: time for national policy leadership. My article in Pearls and Irritations. The fundamental theme is improved women's #pain #care across the whole of health. #women #equity #disparity
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Why do paramedics & community care matter for women's pain? Because early decisions shape outcomes. It's on all of us - clinicians, policymakers, public - to support systemic reform. Read the evidence, join the conversation, & help close the gap. #health #pain #paramedicine tinyurl.com/68ku3brk

The Bridging the Gender Pain Gap report is a national wake-up call. Delayed care, cost barriers & dismissal harm women physically, mentally & socially. Victoria is acting with new #Pain Standards, clinics & more. Every jurisdiction should respond. #health #care online.fliphtml5.com/eeyoy/jbli/#...

Australia has clear evidence on women’s pain. The policy challenge is to act on it A landmark Victorian inquiry has exposed deep, system-wide failures in how women’s pain is treated. The policy response now requires national leadership.

13,000+ women & girls told a landmark Victorian inquiry one clear truth: their #pain is too often dismissed, downplayed, and undertreated. This is the gender pain gap, and it's a systemic failure. We have the evidence. Now we need action. #health #paramedicine #care
tinyurl.com/5rfu6xkj

Clinical trial evidence backs health-led 911 response in Sarnia A major Ontario clinical trial has found that community paramedicine programs can cut 911 calls and improve health outcomes for vulnerable residents — evidence that directly supports Sarnia’s Project ...

A major Ontario clinical trial has found that #community #paramedicine programs can cut 911 calls and improve #health outcomes for vulnerable residents.
www.thesarniajournal.ca/news/clinica...

2026 CARES [Competency Advancement and Refresher Education for Skilled #Paramedics]
Short Course intake is open! Starts 2 February 2026.
This course is designed to bridge the gap between previous practice backgrounds & #contemporary clinical practice.

The return of the house call: Technology, paramedics revolutionize primary care in Parry Sound and Almaguin Community paramedicine is bringing care to residents throughout the Parry Sound region, including rural areas and First Nations.

The return of the house call: Technology, #paramedics revolutionise #primary care in Parry Sound and Almaguin www.parrysound.com/news/new-tec...

About one third (>2,500) of Victoria’s paramedics work outside the #ambulance sector. As the #CPO provides #strategic #advice & #leadership for the whole #paramedicine cohort, the selection criteria should reflect broad experience & proven #engagement across the profession.

The Observer congratulates the Victorian government on recognising the need for the #CPO role, albeit the limited time allocation of 0.4 FTE may make it a poisoned chalice if the incumbent is to discharge the full range of functions envisaged. #health #paramedicine

Leadership opportunity - Chief Paramedic Officer (CPO). Safer Care Victoria is seeking an exceptional #paramedic #leader to become the next CPO. #health #care #paramedicine
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Applications close 26 January 2026.
PD as a flipbook: online.fliphtml5.com/eeyoy/nyis/

In related news, the independent organisations responsible for handling #health #complaints in all Australian States & Territories & Aotearoa New Zealand have agreed to establish the ‘Australasian Council of Health Complaint Entities’ #Ombudsman #paramedicine #AHP www.oho.qld.gov.au/media-releas...

New Queensland Health Ombudsman. Former Aged Care Quality & Safety Commissioner Janet Anderson PSM, has been appointed as Queensland’s #Health #Ombudsman from Thursday, 15 January 2025. #AHP #paramedicine #regulation #complaints #notifications
statements.qld.gov.au/statements/1...

‘Incomprehensibly stupid:’ How U.S. cuts in vaccine recommendations will impact Canadians Canadian doctors are warning that a new U.S. policy which slashes the number of vaccines universally recommended to all children could have devastating, and potentially deadly effects in Canada, inclu...

Canadian doctors are warning that a new U.S. policy which slashes the number of vaccines universally recommended to all children will have deadly effects in Canada, including increasing disease spread through American travellers visiting north of the border.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

The next OSCA consultation is coming in March 2026 - this is a crucial move. #health #paramedicine
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Read the #OSCA 2027 #maintenance plan: www.abs.gov.au/about/key-pr...
A critique of the revised #classifications & some perceived anomalies: tinyurl.com/3sbh865p

After months of preparation & training, Starflight will launch its 24/7 aeromedical operations in Tasmania on 12 January as the official Government helicopter #emergency air services provider. #HEMS #paramedicine #ambulance #police starflightaustralia.com.au/case-studies...

Red escalation of ambulance services across Victoria Ambulance Victoria has declared a Red Escalation across Victoria from 7am on Friday 9 January 2026, in response to the catastrophic fire danger declaration for the South West, Wimmera, North Central a...

Red escalation of ambulance services across Victoria from 7am on Friday 9 January 2026, in response to catastrophic fire danger declaration. #health #EMS ambulance.vic.gov.au/red-escalati...

The Paramedic Observer Kia ora koutou - REMINDER - paramedic prescribing survey closes soon Te Kaunihera | Paramedic Council is exploring the introduction of designated prescribing authority for paramedics in Aotearoa New....

REMINDER - Aotearoa New Zealand paramedic prescribing survey by Te Kaunihera | Paramedic Council closes 20 January 2026. #Prescribing #paramedicine #health #care #Emergency
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Flipbook: online.fliphtml5.com/eeyoy/eaos/
Survey: surveymonkey.com/r/Y6MDNC7

Last Days! Apply now.
The NSW Health Professional Councils Authority #HPCA is inviting applications from #paramedics interested in becoming practitioner members of the #Paramedicine #Council of NSW.
Applications close Monday 12 January 2026.
downloads.paramedicinecouncil.nsw.gov.au/record_-_inf...

Mr David Clayton APM has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Triple Zero Victoria for a five-year term. www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-triple-z...

Inquiry into Women’s Pain update.pdf Inquiry into Women’s Pain update.pdf

The "Bridging the Gender Pain Gap" report holds lessons for every clinician. #Health #pain #paramedicine
Flipbook infographic: online.fliphtml5.com/eeyoy/jbli/
Paramedics, read the report to understand why your role is pivotal.