Paramedics Join Tweed Urgent Care Service in NSW First

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Turning parenting into a joy rather than a trial

Title: Overcome Parental Burnout

Author: Deborah Byrne

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Publisher: Shawline

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Even those who don’t have children know that parenting is tough.

There is no gold medal, no championships, no crowds cheering you on, and yet we get up each morning and give it our best shot.

Parental burnout can be a real thing and many of us with the little tackers will experience it from time to time.

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Overcome Parental paramedics, enhancing the overall healthcare delivery in the Tweed community. includes an additional $100 million investment to fund urgent care services for two more years, aiming to provide alternative care pathways for an estimated 114,000 patients once fully implemented.

In a groundbreaking move for New South Wales, Extended Care Paramedics (ECPs) have been integrated into a multidisciplinary urgent care team in the Tweed region, offering residents support for urgent but non-life-threatening medical conditions right in their homes.

The Tweed Urgent Care Service, currently operational fve days a week from 8am to 4pm, primarily serves residential aged care facilities through scheduled visits. However, plans are underway to expand the service to all age groups, seven days a week, in the coming months.

The ECPs work alongside a multidisciplinary team, including nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and allied health professionals, to provide treatment for conditions such as fractures, dislocations, and wound suturing in a community setting.

Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park praised the new service: care within the comfort of their homes. It’s fantastic for both patients and health workers, as it helps avoid unnecessary trips to crowded emergency departments.”

NSW Ambulance Chief Executive Dominic Morgan highlighted the benefts of the new model:

Burnout was an interesting read for me with grown up children and made me wish I’d had this information when they were much littler.

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As a holistic therapist and parenting coach, she combines her skills to help restore the balance in family dynamics.

She started her career 20 years ago as a youth worker and has gone on to early education and caring for children with Autism and Down Syndrome.

From there she has trained foster carers in soft language skills and is an advocate for nonviolent communication.

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This innovative model, a collaboration between the Northern NSW Local Health District and NSW Ambulance, aims to reduce unnecessary visits to emergency departments by dispatching dedicated ECPs directly to patients. These highly trained ECPs complement the existing emergency

For non-life-threatening health concerns, residents are encouraged to call Healthdirect at 1800 022 222. A registered nurse will assess the condition and direct patients to the most appropriate care, which may include telehealth appointments with virtual GP services or escalation to other services like NSW Ambulance if necessary.

The Minns Labor Government is committed to improving access to care and reducing emergency department wait times through an emergency department relief package. This initiative

“This Urgent Care Service enables residents to receive high-quality, expert care without leaving their familiar environment, improving patient experiences and easing pressure on the region’s busy emergency departments. I’m pleased to see innovative models like this being introduced in our regional communities to support timely and appropriate care.”

Labor Spokesperson for the Tweed, Emily Suvaal MLC, emphasized the impact on the local community:

“This initiative will make a signifcant difference for the Tweed community, allowing residents to access urgent

“Extended care paramedics possess a broad range of skills to assess and treat patients in the community, providing them with the specialist care they need. This model of care will help evaluate how ECPs can improve health outcomes for local residents while reducing pressure on our emergency paramedics and hospital emergency departments.”

This pioneering initiative represents a signifcant step forward in healthcare delivery for the Tweed region, offering residents more accessible and timely medical care while alleviating the burden on emergency services.