Impact of ambulance ramping and access block on the operation of hospital emergency departments in New South Wales

This inquiry was established on 26 July 2022 to inquire into and report on the impact of ambulance ramping and access block on the operation of hospital emergency departments in New South Wales.

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here.

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This inquiry was self-referred on 26 July 2022.

Terms of reference - Impact of ambulance ramping and access block - updated 16 August 2022

Date	Milestone
26 Jul 2022	Self-referred
11 Sep 2022	Submissions closed
05 Oct 2022	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
07 Oct 2022	Hearing - Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney
08 Dec 2022	Final Report
09 Mar 2023	Government Response to Final Report due
29 Jun 2023	Government Response to Final Report

No. 1 Dr Luke Dawson, A/Prof Dion Stub and Dr Ziad Nehme
No. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Name suppressed
No. 4 Name suppressed
No. 5 Ms Bridgit Akmacic
No. 6 Miss Alex Powell
No. 7 Mrs Robyn Loomes
No. 8 Name suppressed
No. 9 Name suppressed
No. 10 Name suppressed
No. 11 Mrs Jacqui Buckley
No. 12 Mrs Suzanne Melchior
No. 13 Name suppressed
No. 14 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
No. 15 The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA)
No. 16 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
No. 17 Western Sydney Primary Health Network (WentWest)
No. 18 Suicide Prevention Australia
No. 19 Australian Paramedics Association (NSW)
No. 20 Dr Kendall Bein
No. 21 Dr Pramod Chandru and Dr James Tadros
No. 22 Professor Graham Reece
No. 23 Taylor Fry Pty Ltd
No. 24 South Western Sydney Local Health District - Medical Staff Council (SWSLHD-MSC) Chairs
No. 25 Professor Ray Bange OAM
No. 26 Professor James Mallows
No. 27 DEC Housing Limited
No. 28 Australasian College of Paramedicine
No. 29 Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation (New South Wales)
No. 30 Confidential
No. 31 New South Wales Nurses and Midwives' Association
No. 32 Rural Doctors' Association of New South Wales (RDANSW)
No. 33 Australian Medical Association (NSW) Ltd
No. 34 Health Services Union (HSU)
No. 35 NSW Health

Date	Venue Details
05/10/2022	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
07/10/2022	Room 814, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Government response - Report No 60 - PC 2 - Health - Impact of ambulance ramping and access block on the operation of hospital emergency departments in New South Wales	29/06/2023
	Report No 60 - PC 2 - Health - Impact of ambulance ramping and access block on the operation of hospital emergency departments in New South Wales	08/12/2022	Due 09/03/2023

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2022-11-15	15/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Jonathon Penm - NSW Branch Committee, The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
2022-11-09	09/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Tony Sara - Australian Salaried Medical Officers' Federation
2022-11-08	08/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Michael Bonning - Australian Medical Association NSW
2022-11-08	08/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Shaye Candish - NSW Nurses and Midwives Association
2022-11-08	08/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	NSW Health witnesses
2022-11-07	07/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Setthy Ung - South Western Sydney Local Health District Medical Staff Executive Council
2022-11-07	07/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Mr Gerard Hayes - Health Services Union (NSW ACT QLD)
2022-11-07	07/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Associate Professor James Mallows - Staff Specialist Emergency Physician and Director Emergency Medicine Research, Nepean Hospital
2022-11-07	07/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Clare Skinner - Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
2022-11-04	04/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Associate Professor Ray Bange, OAM
2022-11-04	04/11/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr James Tadros and Dr Pramod Chandru, Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist
2022-11-03	03/11/2022	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr David Waters - The Council of Ambulance Authorities Inc
2022-10-26	26/10/2022	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Dr Kendall Bein - ED Staff Specialist
2022-10-07	07/10/2022	Tabled Document	Document, 'Patient admissions', tendered by Associate Professor James Mallows
2022-10-07	07/10/2022	Tabled Document	Document, 'Patients admitted – 24 hours September 2022', tendered by Dr Kendall Bein
2022-10-07	07/10/2022	Tabled Document	Document, 'Gold chain – Inquiry into the impact of ambulance and ramping access block on the operation of hospital emergency departments in New South Wales', 7 October 2022, tendered by Associate Professor Graham Reece
2022-10-05	05/10/2022	Tabled Document	Report, 'The ANZSCO anomalies: An examination of the Australian and New Zealand standard classification of occupations (ANZCO) for paramedicine', Ray Bange OAM, August 2022, tendered by Associate Professor Ray Bange OAM
2022-10-05	05/10/2022	Tabled Document	Report, 'In their words: How to support young people in suicidal distress', Suicide Prevention Australia, August 2022, tendered by Mr Christopher Stone
2022-10-05	05/10/2022	Tabled Document	Report, 'Access block: A review of potential solutions', Sax Institute, September 2022, tendered by Dr Clare Skinner
2022-09-27	27/09/2022	Other	Professor Paul Middleton, Director, South Western Emergency Research Institute, providing a written summary of his verbal briefing to the committee
2022-07-27	27/07/2022	Media Release	New inquiry

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