Tax Funded Rosters (TFR) are the number of paramedics the NSW government budgets for, and directly funds. However, New South Wales Ambulance (NSWA) consistently fails to have this number of paramedics on shift. So, when a paramedic is sick or injured, NSWA does not replace these workers, despite desperate community need.  

Various ADHSU-strong local communities across NSW have successfully campaigned to make sure their communities have the ambulance resources they deserve. Despite winning these resources, the NSWA executive continuously moves these resources out of their allocated communities to save their budget.  

The ADHSU Taxpayer Funded Rosters campaign calls on the NSW Ambulance executive to cover the rosters taxpayers fund.  

If TRF isn’t being maintained:

• NSW has some of the worst response times in the country
• Communities are frequently under resourced 
• Large areas are left without resources close by 
• Paramedics are frequently missing meal breaks and working end-of-shift overtime  
• Paramedics are repeatedly sent to others stations large distances away 
• Paramedics are mentally and physically exhausted after shifts 

Overall, it is an outdated and inefficient system in need of overhaul and communities and paramedics are paying the price!

So, what can I do?