Foreword

The Ambulance Service is a key part of the State’s health system. It provides initial emergency clinical care, patient transport and rescue services.

In our 2001 report ‘Ambulance Service of NSW: Readiness to respond’, the Audit Office recommended a number of improvements to the Service’s organisation and operations. The Service accepted all of the recommendations except one that was outside its powers. The Government subsequently changed the Service’s governance structure to address the remaining recommendation.

In this audit we assess the Ambulance Service’s response to our 2001 audit.

I hope this report will increase awareness of the work being done to maintain and improve ambulance services in New South Wales.

Peter Achterstraat

Auditor-General

June 2007