Hospitals and Healthcare

Poor physical and mental health among Australian paramedics is not just because of their exposure to traumatic events. It's also related to toxic workplace cultures and harmful management practices.

Anthony Almojera, on being a New York City paramedic and the injustices of covid-19.

As the country stays bunkered down during the pandemic, some ambulance services have seen a reduction in call-outs, especially to road accidents. Others say they're dealing with calls about flu-like symptoms that need to go elsewhere.

Paramedics are taught to avoid danger, so when this pandemic began my first instinct was to run away. Instead I cursed quietly, prepared my protective gear, and got to work. But I'm seen as a leper for doing my job, writes Benjamin Gilmour.

Call any time day or night and we’ll turn up to your front door. But Covid-19 makes things more complex