Victoria's embattled triple-0 service will be renamed and its board disbanded as part of a state government overhaul, amid blown-out waiting times for critically ill patients and staff shortages. Key points: The report found there was "continued and systematic underperformance" at the service A dozen Victorians have died while waiting for an ambulance and demand for paramedics has surged since …
More than 100 new emergency call-takers will be trained over the next year to try to fix Victoria's crisis-riddled triple-0 system. Key points: The $115.6 reform package will help recruit another staff for the Emergency Services Telecommunication Authority The mother of a 14-year-old girl says she spent minutes trying to get through to triple-0 before her daughter died of an …