The South Australian parliament will be asked to legislate ambulance response times and require the government to report against those targets under a bill proposed by the South Australian Greens.
The legislation will be introduced this week amid ongoing ramping issues outside Adelaide’s major hospitals.
“Ending the ramping crisis was the centrepiece of Labor’s election campaign, yet one year on ambulances are still spending far too long stuck outside hospitals,” Greens SA health spokesperson Robert Simms said.
“Without clear, legislated targets it’s impossible to measure success and ensure that our health system is getting the resources it needs.”…