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Ambulance wait times across regional Victoria continue to fall well below Ambulance Victoria standards to respond to 85 per cent of Code One incidents within 15 minutes.

In the Mitchell Shire, only 51.9 per cent of incidents were attended to within this time frame, with the figure sitting at an alarming 36.6 per cent in neighbouring Strathbogie Shire.

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Health Annabelle Cleeland stated the issue stemmed from a lack of support and investment in regional health by the government.

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“The issues within our ambulance services and response times are a symptom of a government that has neglected our healthcare system for too long,” she said.

“The stark reality is that our regional health services are really struggling, and this is particularly prominent when looking at our ambulance system.”

A parliamentary inquiry into the performance, workplace culture, and procurement practices of Ambulance Victoria is currently seeking submissions from the public, with both employees and patients encouraged to contribute to the findings.

The Legislative Council Legal and Social Issues Committee (LCLASIC) will inquire about the general workplace culture within Ambulance Victoria, allegations of fraud and embezzlement, governance, accountability practices, and more importantly, issues around call-taking, dispatch, ambulance ramping, working conditions, and the workloads of paramedics.

Ms Cleeland encouraged anyone that has experience with Ambulance Victoria to go online and have their say.

“Having heard from both paramedics and patients in our region, it has been made abundantly clear that something has to change,” she said.

Submissions will close on Friday, February 28, with public hearings scheduled soon afterwards.

For more information and to make a submission, visit www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved/inquiries/inquiry-into-ambulance-victoria/submissions.

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