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Fire fighters can retire at 55
Police officers can retire at 60
Ambulance staff have to wait until 67 to retire.
Paramedics are exposed to high degrees of physical and psychological stress on a daily basis.
Would you feel safe being carried down a flight of stairs by a 67 year old? Reduce the retirement age of paramedics to fall in line with the other emergency services.
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January 9, 2016
The stories coming in from frontline staff prove that this exhaustion is systemic and dangerous. Contact your local representative today and demand they recognize the physical toll of this work. Text three colleagues this link and tell them why you signed.
January 9, 2016
Reaching this milestone proves that people recognize the physical reality of our work. Call your local representative today and demand they prioritize this change to our retirement age.
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I very much agree that the upper retirement age limit is too high considering we do such a busy, active job with lots of Manual handling! Cannot imagine lifting people down the stairs in my mid 60's and doing CPR, unless it was my own choice to do so. We are by far the busiest service and our demand is increasing. We need to take action together and stop this stupidity!
Shift coupled with how busy we are now plus stress is a bad combination for ambulance Staff s health & welfare.
If i can get enough signatures then perhaps we can get this changed
This so long over due
Pass it on to as many people as possible
Could not agree more, that's why I want this petition to be signed by as many people as possible. Once i get a certain amount of signatures it has to be discussed in parliament.
It is about time that ambulance staff received the recognition amongst the emergency services which they deserve. The pay is appalling, and work conditions are equally as bad. A shocking indictment on the value placed by the Government on skilled, dedeicated people who deal with trauma and tragedy on a daily basis.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
Fire fighters can retire at 55
Police officers can retire at 60
Ambulance staff have to wait until 67 to retire.
Paramedics are exposed to high degrees of physical and psychological stress on a daily basis.
Would you feel safe being carried down a flight of stairs by a 67 year old? Reduce the retirement age of paramedics to fall in line with the other emergency services.
Updates
January 9, 2016
The stories coming in from frontline staff prove that this exhaustion is systemic and dangerous. Contact your local representative today and demand they recognize the physical toll of this work. Text three colleagues this link and tell them why you signed.
January 9, 2016
Reaching this milestone proves that people recognize the physical reality of our work. Call your local representative today and demand they prioritize this change to our retirement age.
13 Comments
My son and daughter-in-law both work for the ambulance service. there is no way they will be able to do CPR at 67. Why not bring it down to 60
I very much agree that the upper retirement age limit is too high considering we do such a busy, active job with lots of Manual handling! Cannot imagine lifting people down the stairs in my mid 60's and doing CPR, unless it was my own choice to do so. We are by far the busiest service and our demand is increasing. We need to take action together and stop this stupidity!
Shift coupled with how busy we are now plus stress is a bad combination for ambulance Staff s health & welfare.
If i can get enough signatures then perhaps we can get this changed
This so long over due
Pass it on to as many people as possible
Could not agree more, that's why I want this petition to be signed by as many people as possible. Once i get a certain amount of signatures it has to be discussed in parliament.
It is about time that ambulance staff received the recognition amongst the emergency services which they deserve. The pay is appalling, and work conditions are equally as bad. A shocking indictment on the value placed by the Government on skilled, dedeicated people who deal with trauma and tragedy on a daily basis.
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My son and daughter-in-law both work for the ambulance service. there is no way they will be able to do CPR at 67. Why not bring it down to 60