00:01The R word has become synonymous with a health system at breaking point.
00:06Health doesn't seem to be the focus.
00:08We're seeing increasing month on month with ramping times,
00:11and more importantly we're seeing worsening response times.
00:16SA Health data shows ramping has risen from just under 900 hours in September 2017
00:21to more than 5,500 hours last month.
00:24The union's warning of dire outcomes.
00:26We have some horrendous stories where chest pain patients are waiting nine hours for an ambulance response.
00:32If we don't have the response capability, unfortunately we might get there too late.
00:37The association putting forward solutions today such as expansion of alternative care pathways
00:42and aged care capacity planning. Aged care, a sore point for the state government.
00:47We desperately need more beds.
00:48We're increasingly stepping in to do the job of the federal government.
00:51Whether it's transition care beds, no interest aged care loans to try to get more aged care beds.
00:57A federal government spokesperson says it's delivering more than $15 billion over five years to South Australia
01:02to reduce waiting times in EDs and get older long stay patients out of hospitals.
01:07It's not just patients at risk. Paramedics themselves say they're running on empty.
01:13A report's been lodged with SafeWork SA this month raising concerns about staff wellbeing,
01:18including missed meal breaks, constant overtime and crews reporting extreme fatigue.
01:22An SA Ambulance Service spokesperson says it is committed to taking practical steps to support its workforce.
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