Australia moved to register its ambulance workers in 2015 and the industry's professional body, Paramedics Australasia has pushed for New Zealand to follow suit. Health Minister David Clark has revealed the 1000 paramedics working around the country will from next year get their own professional oversight body and be registered like other health workers. Australia moved to register its ambulance workers in 2015 and the industry's professional body, Paramedics Australasia has pushed for New Zealand to follow suit. "Like doctors, and nurses, paramedics provide key life preserving services. "Putting a similar level of regulation in place to that for other key health professionals gives assurance that paramedics are appropriately qualified and competent to practise."

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2019 20:03 UTC