Maternity training

Narromine and Dunedoo.

On the Wednesday, 200 students from St John’s College rocked up while Thursday saw 250 students from Dubbo College put through their paces.

The program has been incredibly successful and is now in its 15th year. LOCAL paramedics have commenced the next round of their ongoing education cycle at the service’s training unit in Gilgandra.

This focusses specifically on the latest techniques and best practice in managing obstetric/post-natal/paediatric resuscitation and additional drug therapy for those patients during labour.

The training is delivered by experienced Clinical Training Officers using the latest obstetric simulation mannequins.

Paramedics, especially in the bush, have to know how to deal with a wide range of medical emergencies. Work for the Dole program, but participants in Wellington have been building a carport at the local ambulance station.

Initiatives such as the ones being undertaken by the NSW Ambulance and Western Sector Management at Wellington station helps local job seekers participating in the Work for the Dole program, which is fully funded by the Australian Government as part of the Jobactive employment initiative.

Wellington Station commenced the relationship in 2017 and will continue to work with local members of the community throughout 2018 to complete a number of projects at the station including a five bay carport, a paved undercover barbecue area, low maintenance garden beds, screening plants and a rain water tank to catch run-off from newly constructed carport – and that’s just for starters.

The project is part of Mid-macquarie Landcare’s Work for the Dole program.