Ambulance Insights

We can't think of a better guest to conclude the Great Divide Series than Peter Bradley. A leader who’s had a rare vantage point across two vastly different ambulance systems i.e. London Ambulance Service and Hato Hone St John. From urban congestion to remote access, scale to spread, this conversation explores the real trade‑offs between metro and regional service delivery, and the lessons ea...

What are the different skills and resources needed in rural and urban settings? That's what our latest guest is here to help us unpack. Gayle Christie is the Medical Director at St John WA, bringing deep expertise in pre-hospital care across vastly different operational environments. Right now, paramedics working in rural settings face challenges that their metro counterparts simply don'...

A paramedic with 25 years of shift work… who doesn’t drink coffee? Yes, we were suspicious too. In this special episode of Ambulance Insights, we flip the mic around and introduce the voices behind the podcast. Get to know your hosts, their backgrounds, their experiences on the road, and the moments that shaped why this podcast exists in the first place. It’s honest, light‑hearted, and a little bi...

How do we bridge the gap in global ambulance care? From differing service models and overlapping jurisdictions to the realities of workforce distribution and remoteness, these challenges create disparities in access - and we’re asking the big question: how do we improve outcomes for patients worldwide? This episode we’re doing things a little differently, bringing you a global panel of three incre...

How can we improve barriers to early intervention in cardiac arrest? That's what our first guest is here to help us unpack. Tony Walker has nearly four decades of experience in ambulance and emergency services, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Ambulance Victoria. Right now, the rates of survival to discharge are 50 % lower in rural versus metro areas. We cover:  -  How can we impro...

Tony Walker joins the Ambulance Insights podcast. Professor Tony Walker ASM has nearly four decades of experience in ambulance and emergency services, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Ambulance Victoria. Lindsay Mackay and Han-Wei Lee sit down with Tony to explore The Great Divide - focusing on the barriers to early intervention in cardiac arrest.  Joined by cardiac arrest survivor Just...