Published in the JEPHC in 2010 this article titled: The provision of Ambulance Services in Australia: a legal argument for the national registration of paramedics provides some important information on paramedic registration. Have a read HERE.
Internationally Paramedics and Ambulance Officers are regulated in different ways. The most recent example of a move towards registration is New Zealand where an application for registration of paramedics was lodged with the Ministry of Health in October 2011. The lead up to this application involved an extensive consultation period managed by Ambulance New Zealand, [...]
In April 2011, Paramedics Australasia responded to a call from the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council (AHWMC) seeking views on whether there is a need for strengthened regulatory protections for consumers who use the services of unregistered health practitioners. PA is concerned with a wide range of functions that collectively assure the competence and fitness [...]
The Australian Health Ministers Advisory Council (AHMAC) is currently undertaking consultation to consider options for strengthening regulation requirements for currently unregistered health practitioners. The consultation is intended to gather information and views to assist in determining the adequacy of existing protections for consumers, which includes medical treatment from Paramedics. Paramedics Australasia is closely following the discussions and [...]
In Volume 8, issue 4 (2010) of the JEPHC, Eburn and Bendall look at some of the reasons supporting national registration of paramedics. The paper identifies a growing private ambulance sector, notwithstanding legislative prohibitions on the provision of ambulance services that exist in nearly all Australian State and Territories. There appears to be no intention [...]
In March 2010 the New Zealand Ministry of Health Manatu Hauora sought feedback on a discussion paper developed to: outline the policy principles that are relevant to regulating health professions; discuss the Ministry’s current criteria for regulation and those used in similar jurisdictions; propose revised criteria to assist the Ministry in advising the Minister whether [...]
The documents below provide further information on the ACAP submissions regarding Paramedic registration: Registration Bulletin 2 Consultation paper on Accreditation v1.0 Standards for Professional Accreditation Processes Social Work Educational Accreditation Standards WHO-WFME Guidelines for Accreditation
Please go to the link below to find the ACAP Registration Bulletin – the College response to the Council of Ambulance Authorities submission on registration which was recently published on the CAA website. ACAP Registration Bulletin – Update to response to CAA position statement – 28 October2008 The CAA Position Statement can be accessed here: [...]
