SA Firefighter

Point taken all.
I'm in the mining industry and work for a number of providers.
So rubbishing me and my spelling is just juvenile and hair splitting.
The point is.
What will you do when you've had enough, when the politics fry you, because the job won't.
I'm all for national and state licensing of paramedics so  that, like nurses there is a register of qualifications and a license to practice, so  that the title of paramedic is again recognized.
Currently any first aider can call himself a paramedic.
I've worked hard for my quolls and find that, repugnant.
Having stated my thoughts. I have in the past worked for paramedical services and I will state to you all that my memorie of them back in the early 2000's is interesting. Let's say we were slave labour with no protection. I used to call it paraledical circus.
At that time if you wanted to stay a paramedic after state service, it was ether them or work care, and that was
it. No mining ,no private providers and quals that were not recognized outside of the state service.
Today there are a number of health dept ment approved providers out their, the choice also means the hacks will fall by the way side. As more competition come on line the various state governments will be be forced to regulate the industry.this will take time and patients and hopefully som real court prosecutions.
Maybe then via privat industry, paramedics will finally be recognized as a profession and be paid accordingly.
At present the quolls are not degrees they are advanced diplomas in paramedic science. You are not payed graduate salaries (start at 60,000/y). You are paid wages . I can't see state services suddenly pay an ICP From 55000 base to 150000 salary grade ten which is where it should be if  it was classified as a profession.
In terms of mining jobs. Try get one.
There is currently a flood of ex military, uk and us medics and the pay for FIFO is starting to go down. The last job I was offered was 500/day on site, for a 12h shift and on call during the night.
You talk about evill.
Rubbishing private services is nuts.
Patient care is the number one component of every protocol. If it's only eliteism that's the problem, then patient care is compromised.
As a private provider I assist state services with appropriate treatment and good hangovers. Good out comes all round.
I am accountable totally and personally for every pt I touch if I stuff up I loose my house and go to jail and that's what working outside the state service ultimately means.
You guys can stuff up all you want, the service will be prosecuted not you. That's your protection in the Act.
Thank god you cull your own.
Accountability....

This I think wil be a really god debate.
Let's go.....