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68-679: Hato Hone St John (also often referred to as St John Ambulance of New Zealand ) is a charitable organisation providing healthcare services to the New Zealand public. The organisation provides ambulance services throughout New Zealand apart from the Greater Wellington Region and Wairarapa, as well as certain other health services. A branch of the St John Ambulance was first founded in Christchurch , New Zealand, on 30 April 1885. It

136-610: A branchless banking service that provided service via phone, online , EFTPOS and ATMs only. ASB was established in 1847 as the Auckland Savings Bank. The first meeting was held in the store of Campbell and Brown , and was attended by John Logan Campbell, Dr John Johnson, Rev Thomas Buddle , John Jermyn Symonds , John MacDougall, David Graham (a brother of Robert Graham ), Robert Appleyard Fitzgerald , Thomas Forsaith , John Israel Montefiore , James Dilworth , Alexander Kennedy , and William Smellie Graham. During

204-525: A Paramedic career (in the same way at other health professional degrees) and also for working Ambulance Officers who wish to upgrade their knowledge and obtain a tertiary qualification. There were previously suggestions by St John that the organisation may follow Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the Ambulance Service of New South Wales by offering employment at a defined exit point of

272-529: A draft "Operations Competency Framework" which would become the foundation of more recent developments; specifically the replacement of the National Certificate, the requirement for all the various intermediate level officers to transition to a new "Paramedic" level which would approximate the "Upskilled Paramedic (ALS-A/ALS-B)" levels and become a Degree course, the development <refof a Post-Graduate programme for Advanced Life Support (Advanced Aid) and

340-450: A hospital-based service, ceasing in March 2012 and being taken over by Wellington Free Ambulance. While both land ambulance service providers do have paid staff, they also rely very heavily on volunteer members. In most cases, paid staff tend to be concentrated in urban areas and in the management of rural areas, with rural response staff being largely volunteer-based. St. John Ambulance reports

408-438: A medical 'First Response' in smaller communities where there is no local Ambulance service. These fire personnel are trained to a higher standard than regular firefighters and are equipped with basic ambulance equipment. As of Christmas 2013, FENZ 'Co- Responds' to all "Code Purple" (typically cardiac or respiratory arrest) emergencies St John Ambulance and Wellington Free Ambulance attends nationwide. The standard FENZ response to

476-631: A medical emergency is one Fire Appliance equipped with an automated external defibrillator and oxygen therapy kit. The New Zealand Defence Force has personnel and equipment available at short notice to assist in civilian matters including medical emergencies. The New Zealand system functions on the Anglo-American model of care, with most care in the pre-hospital setting being conducted by paramedics. Other practitioners, including local physicians and midwives, do appear at calls from time to time, but spend much less time responding to emergency calls than

544-665: A national system of training for Ambulance Officers. NAOTS formalised training into three distinct levels of "Ambulance Aid" with each was a Certificate issued jointly by the Department of Health (through the ATAB) and the National Training School under the auspices of the Order of St John. Walton and Offenberger compiled a review of the NAOTS (and Ambulance Officer training generally) for

612-534: A network of 553 ambulances and 183 ambulance stations. St. John Ambulance reports the completion of approximately 274,108 emergency responses for the year ending 1 July 2008. By contrast, Wellington Free Ambulance provides service to 12 percent of the population of New Zealand and three district health boards (Capital & Coast, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa), providing service to more than 500,000 residents. They respond to an estimated 40,000 calls per year. Air ambulance and helicopter rescue services are vital given

680-476: A new advertising campaign featuring Brian Blessed playing a fictionalised version of himself encouraging New Zealanders to be proud of their achievements whether big or small. The bank also supports the ASB Community Trust, which was formed in 1988 with an endowment from the sale of ASB to Australia's Commonwealth Bank . The Trust has distributed more than $ 745 million since 1988, mostly giving grants to

748-472: A new national uniform. Wellington Free Ambulance chose to rename all staff qualified at National Certificate (Proficiency) or Intermediate Aid to "Paramedic" and their Paramedics (ACOs) to "Intensive Care Paramedic". There is anecdotal suggestion that the renaming of staff who did not hold the full National Diploma/Advanced Aid to "Paramedic" was due in part to the high media profile of programs such as Third Watch and Rescue 911 which glorified and glamorised

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816-646: A return to nationalised clinical education. In 1999 a programme of "Intermediate Care Upskilling" was introduced by St John (initially in the Auckland District ) to equip selected ICOs with adrenaline, morphine, naloxone and (at the time) metoclopramide. This distinct training package was not part of any formal qualification. St John also merged the two Post-Proficiency modules back into one education programme at some point during this time so that an officer became qualified in both portions of Intermediate Aid concurrently. Wellington Free Ambulance chose to adhere to

884-569: A significant change from the current "employer led" regulation. ASB Bank This is an accepted version of this page ASB Bank Limited , commonly stylised as ASB , is a bank owned by Commonwealth Bank of Australia , operating in New Zealand. It provides a range of financial services including retail, business and rural banking, funds management, as well as insurance through its Sovereign Limited subsidiary, and investment and securities services through its ASB Group Investments and ASB Securities divisions. ASB also operated BankDirect ,

952-579: A tertiary Paramedic degree administered through Whitireia Community Polytechnic. In 2003 St John began to require completion of the Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic) for those staff who wished to move to the Advanced Life Support (Advanced Aid) qualification level. Wellington Free introduced an "Intern Paramedic" position in 2004 to accommodate staff who would completing the Degree while also working on

1020-474: A total of 2,211 paid staff in New Zealand, supplemented by 7,647 volunteers. By contrast, Wellington Free Ambulance currently staffs 108 paid paramedics and 35 volunteers, not including the 21 paid staff and 21 auxiliary (volunteer) staff previously from the Wairarapa DHB service. St. John provides service to approximately 88 percent of the population of New Zealand and 17 district health boards (DHBs), through

1088-524: A wide range of pharmacology. Current scope of practice: All of the above plus manual defibrillation, synchronised cardioversion, IV cannulation, IV fluid administration, IV glucose, morphine, fentanyl, naloxone, ondansetron, adrenaline (IV) for cardiac arrest, amiodarone (IV) for cardiac arrest, ceftriaxone, midazolam (IM) for seizures, oxytocin, clopidogrel, lignocaine (SC) for ring blocks. Provides advanced management where knowledge, rationale, judgement, skill and leadership are well developed and utilises

1156-514: Is a "First Responder" level used for non Ambulance work (such as Events and non emergency transfers (PTS)) as well as community first response in rural areas, as an initial starting point for those on the clinical education pathway (i.e. completing the Diploma or above) or where the standard education pathway has been found unsuitable for a volunteer. It must be noted that this level does not have an "authority to practice" and does not independently utilise

1224-506: Is an electronic payment service that allows anyone with a New Zealand bank account to send cleared funds via mobile phone or the internet to another person or participating retailer in real-time. The technology has not succeeded in the way ASB hoped, with very little use and virtually no significant updates since 2010. ASB Securities, launched in 1999, remains the largest online broker in New Zealand in terms of trading volume and active customers. The bank has found significant success by being

1292-646: Is one of the earliest in the world; in contrast the Ambulance Service of New South Wales established the Ambulance Education Centre at Rozelle (Sydney) in 1961 – although the first graduates were not until 1966, Geelong & Districts Ambulance in Victoria (Australia) began a training school in 1962 and the Province of Ontario (Canada) implemented a requirement for a five-week, 160-hour "Fundamentals of Casualty Care" course for ambulance attendants in 1967. Into

1360-451: Is required to be referred to as a Paramedic. The degree is a comprehensive education programme over three years consisting of 3,600 hours of learning which enables students to build a solid foundation of knowledge, skill, rationale and clinical judgement to the ILS level as a mixture of classroom, simulation suite and practical (on-road) experience catering for both school leavers who wish to pursue

1428-439: Is run concurrently while a student is practicing in the operation environment thus building the requisite base of experience to become a qualified Ambulance Officer. While the format of the qualification has changed significantly in the move to predominantly online learning that the actual content of has not been reduced; if anything it has increased considering the National Certificate had twenty-eight credits at level 5 whereas

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1496-515: Is still significant exertion within the sector that the level of funding provided falls far below what is required to cover the actual cost of service delivery Since the age of the motor vehicle many Hospital Boards ran their own services. From 1957 to 1990 the Hospital Act stipulated that Hospital Boards had to provide an ambulance service. Many contracted that out to St John or had ad hoc arrangements with them, often for after hours staffing. When

1564-809: Is the need dictated by their duties. It was recommended that the Ambulance qualifications offered through NAOTS be recognised by the Authority for Advanced Vocational Awards (AAVA). With the Bolger led National Government reforms of the 1990s; the New Zealand Qualifications Authority was established to replace the AAVA and by 1996 the NAOTS certifications were shifted onto the newly established Nationals Qualifications Framework thus became formal vocational qualifications of higher learning. Proficiency Ambulance Aid

1632-865: The COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand . The organisation had failed to secure a wage subsidy from the Government despite a 40% drop in income. In August 2024, Hato Hone St John ambulance workers and call centre staff affiliated with the New Zealand Ambulance Association and First Union New Zealand staged strikes on 20 and 24 August in response to a breakdown in pay negotiations with the ambulance service. In mid-October 2024, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello announced that St John would receive an additional NZ$ 21 million in government funding. Hato Hone St John provides ambulance services for approximately 90% of New Zealand's population. The only area where

1700-551: The Ministry of Health , ACC and district health boards fund just under 90% of the direct operating costs of the Hato Hone St John ambulance service as of 2022. The difference is made up from community and corporate donations, fund-raising, revenue from commercial activities (first aid kits, first aid training, medical alarms and defibrillators), as well as income from emergency ambulance part charges. These activities also fund

1768-608: The New Zealand Honours System . Honours are conferred annually at St John Investiture services. Emergency medical services in New Zealand Funding occurs by means of billing part-charges for medical callouts (except Wellington Free) and charitable funding such as donations , bequests and corporate sponsorship to supplement Government funding. In recent years, the government has begun to examine more sustainable funding for ambulance services. however there

1836-531: The 1970s there was considerable development of local training amongst ambulance services over-and-above the basic DOH/ATAB requirement; this training particularly focussed on defibrillation to treat cardiac arrest and was most notable in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland; with Auckland introducing the first Mobile Intensive Care (Life Support Unit) on the North Shore in 1970 however other subjects covered included

1904-534: The 1980s the association of savings banks amalgamated the local savings banks throughout New Zealand with ASB at their head, and adopted the name, ASB Trust Bank. In 1986, ASB withdrew from the Trust Bank and in 1987 became a full-fledged commercial bank under the name, ASB Bank. In 1988, the Government passed the Trustee Banks Restructuring Act, which enabled ASB to become a public company. In 1989,

1972-864: The Clinical Practice Guidelines or many pieces of clinical equipment. The Trustees of Ambulance New Zealand submitted an application to the Minister of Health in June 2011 that requested Paramedic and Intensive Care Paramedic be included as registered health professions and this is expected to be approved later in 2013. Registration would mean that a responsible authority (RA) under the Health Practitioners Competency Assurance Act would become responsible for governing Paramedic practice in New Zealand that practitioners would ultimately be responsible to this professional body which would be

2040-409: The Degree allowing the student to essentially become a BLS Emergency Medical Technician full-time and complete the rest of the degree over a number of years and qualify as an ILS Paramedic. This pathway appears to no longer be being considered. A Postgraduate Certificate (Level 8) is, as of 2013, the required qualification to reach ALS level (known as Intensive Care Paramedic) and is offered by AUT as

2108-491: The Department of Health in 1984 which led to the following reforms: The review also consideration the necessity of using qualified Ambulance Officers when undertaking non-emergency transfer duties; this can be seen today as the Patient Transport Service whereby transfers of nonemergency patients between hospitals, clinics and home are provided by staff who have only minimal clinical training (First Responder) as this

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2176-405: The Diploma has one hundred and eleven. The number (and focus) of classroom days have been changed due to the majority of theoretical learning taking place online and classroom days heavily focussing on the psychomotor aspects of ambulance practice rather than teaching and assessing anatomy, physiology and pathology in great detail. During (and after) the online and class phases of National Diploma

2244-1073: The EMT scope of practice may be given by a First Responder with Clinical Direction from an EMT/Paramedic/ICP at the scene or via the St John/WFA Clinical Desk. General pre-hospital emergency care to assess and manage both life-threatening and non-life-threatening situations using knowledge, skills and clinical judgement appropriate to generally non-invasive techniques and non-intravenous drug regimens. Current scope of practice: 3/12 lead ECG acquisition, nasopharyngeal airway, nebulised salbutamol, nebulised ipratropium, GTN (SL and Transdermal), IM glucagon, laryngeal mask airway, ondansetron (intramuscular), loratadine, Ibuprofen, Methoxyflurane, PEEP valve, adrenaline (IM, IN and nebulised), Prednisone, Prednisolone, Tramadol, urinary catheter troubleshooting, laryngoscopy, Magill forceps. Knowledge and skill to provide invasive care that significantly builds upon BLS capacity in terms of clinical judgement and capability including

2312-582: The Franco-German model. The clinical education of Ambulance staff in New Zealand historically draws parallels to the Anglo-American development of the Paramedic profession generally but has undergone radical transformation in the past decade closely mirroring developments pursued by nations such as Australia, South Africa, Canada and the United Kingdom Prior to 1977 the "training" of Ambulance Officers

2380-404: The Hospital Act was replaced by Health Boards, many of these Boards saw this as a chance to avoid being responsible and subsequently St John took over from many Boards (e.g. Thames, Bay of Plenty, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Waipawa, Dannevirke, Nelson, West Coast, Ashburton, Southland). Marlborough stayed a Hospital-based service until 2007 and Taranaki until 2011. Wairarapa was the last region with

2448-733: The Mobile Coronary Care Unit established by Dr. William Grace of St. Vincents Hospital) also introduced in 1967. The National Ambulance Officers Training School (NAOTS) was established in 1977 using funds raised from the earlier 1975 Telethon and was administered by the Auckland Centre Trust Board of the St John Ambulance Association to fulfill its requirement to the Government (through the Ambulance Transport Advisory Board) to establish

2516-1004: The Postgraduate Certificate in Emergency Management or Whitireia as the Postgraduate Certificate in Specialty Care (Advanced Paramedic Practice). The Postgraduate Certificate is required to be referred to as an ICP (Intensive Care Paramedic). The focus of this qualification is to build upon the Paramedics' knowledge and skillset to deliver advanced resuscitation interventions such as intubation, rapid sequence induction, chest decompression, thrombolysis and pacing as well as developing more advanced capability in clinical leadership and decision-making. The revised New Zealand Ambulance and Paramedical Service Standard (NZS8156:2008) defines three levels of practice and gives guidance as to their depth and breadth but it does not however define

2584-610: The administration of entonox ( nitrous oxide ) for pain relief and the taking of a patient's blood pressure. The introduction of out-of-hospital defibrillation by civilian Paramedics to New Zealand (1970) is again among the earliest examples in the world; predated only by the original 1966 Pantridge Experiment in Belfast (Northern Ireland) and its earliest direct replication projects by the Miami Fire Department ("Rescue 1" in March 1967 under Dr. Eugene Nagel) and New York City with

2652-488: The campaign ended in 2010 as the bank moved to a new advertising agency from TBWA /Whybin. In October 2011 the bank introduced the Experience ASB campaign with new advertising agency Droga5 . The campaign featured voice overs by English actor Dame Judi Dench and allowed potential customers to "test drive" the bank before joining. In July 2012 ASB left Droga5 for Saatchi & Saatchi . In February 2013 ASB launched

2720-654: The communications centre Clinical Desk (and on-call Medical Advisors) to assist with clinical decision-making when required, this however is not a system of seeking permission. The below Delegated Scopes of Practice are as per the 2013–2015 Clinical Procedures and Guidelines Basic pre-hospital emergency care (PHEC) medication can be used by staff in the entry level of ambulance care (event staff and new volunteers). Current scope of practice: Paracetamol, ibuprofen, aspirin, oxygen therapy, intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV), oropharyngeal airway (OPA), nasopharyngeal airway (NPA). Additionally, certain medications from

2788-478: The contract did not actually define what a "Paramedic" was, as the original definition of a Paramedic in New Zealand was somebody qualified to National Diploma/Advanced Care level. With the demise of NAOTS; Auckland Institute of Technology, having been awarded University status and renamed Auckland University of Technology, developed the Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic) degree while Victoria University (Melbourne) partnered with Wellington Free Ambulance to create

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2856-542: The de facto standard for entry to the profession St John still offer an internal ILS course for currently practicing paid staff who wish to move to the ILS level from either the old Paramedic level (intermediate aid) or the BLS level (Certificate or Diploma). The Degree was scheduled for introduction by the beginning of 2012 however it is understood that there have been delays in assembling a realistic framework to transition totally away from an in-service education model. The degree

2924-538: The delivery of non-ambulance services such as the Hato Hone St John Youth programmes, Friends of the Emergency Department, Hospital Friends, Caring Caller, Hato Hone St John Safe Kids and Outreach Therapy Pets. In 2008, St John and ASB Bank initiated a partnership. The partnership helps to expand support for St John services and deliver programmes like CPR training on a wide scale. At the same time,

2992-419: The emergency and non-emergency ambulance coverage for the New Zealand population, emergency care and first aid at public events, support phone lines for the elderly and house-bound, hospital patient transport, public first aid training, health products and a youth programme. In June 2020, Hato Hone St John announced that it would be laying off staff due to a NZ$ 30 million deficit caused by the economic effects of

3060-554: The first to introduce innovative services and features to the New Zealand market. ASB was the first bank in New Zealand to offer: ASB has become known for using well-known characters in its advertising. The bank had a series of highly successful, award-winning commercials with the Ira Goldstein character (played by American actor Steve Mellor), a bumbling American banker sent to New Zealand to find out "what makes that bank different". The ads were popular over an 11-year period. However,

3128-463: The helicopters are full time employed Intensive Care Paramedics. Domestic fixed wing air ambulance services are typically use pressurised and converted Fairchild Metro aircraft, equipped as flying Intensive Care units. and it has been estimated that after corporate sponsorship and government subsidy, it is necessary to raise approximately NZ$ 2,500 (around US$ 1,400 in 2009) in donations for each mission. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) provides

3196-588: The international Order of St John . His Majesty the King is Sovereign Head of the Order and the Governor-General of New Zealand is the head or Prior of St John in New Zealand. In 1888, in recognition of its work, Queen Victoria made the Order of St John a Royal Order of Chivalry . In New Zealand, Royal Honours continue to be awarded to members for outstanding contributions and commitment to care for their communities. These Royal Honours are an independent part of

3264-867: The introduction of a mandatory programme of continuing clinical education. In 2008 the National Diploma in Ambulance Practice (Level 5) replaced the National Certificate in Ambulance Patient Care and Transport (Level 4) as the qualification for the basic life support level. The National Diploma is required to be referred to as an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). The Diploma is a "blended" learning programme comprising approximately 1,300 hours of online and in-class learning plus on-road clinical experiences. There are three modules (core skills, medical and trauma) which each have an online component prior to classroom education and this theoretical component

3332-698: The low population density of New Zealand and the significant distances between tertiary hospitals. There are a large number of operators with all being sponsored by a commercial entity and bearing its name for marketing purposes; for example Auckland, Waikato and Wellington helicopters are sponsored by the Westpac Banking Corporation and branded as "Westpac Rescue" while others include the Taranaki Energy Rescue Helicopter, Square Trust Rescue Helicopter, Bay Trust Rescue Helicopter etc. Clinical crew (typically Intensive Care Paramedics) for

3400-449: The most comprehensive regime of pharmacology, airway support and ECG interpretation. Current scope of practice: All of the above plus laryngoscopy, endotracheal intubation, capnography, cricothyrotomy, chest decompression, IO access, IO lignocaine, adrenaline, atropine, amiodarone, adenosine, calcium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, midazolam, ketamine, pacing, rocuronium, rapid sequence induction (select personnel only) Additionally, there

3468-551: The organisation does not provide emergency ambulance services is the Greater Wellington region (specifically the areas of the former Capital and Coast, Hutt Valley, and Wairarapa DHBs ), where Wellington Free Ambulance is the provider. Hato Hone St John treated or transported 469,850 patients in the year ending 30 June 2017, attending more than 389,350 emergency incidents. The 655 ambulances or operational vehicles, based at 205 stations, covered more than 18 million kilometres in

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3536-450: The original Post-Proficiency module design thus retaining two distinct practice levels (cardiac and IV/cardiac). They also developed their own upskilling programme known as "advanced life support" consisting of two modules, A and B; module A contained cardiac arrest drugs (at the time adrenaline, atropine and lignocaine) while Module B provided intravenous pain relief along with naloxone and metoclopramide. To coincide with introduction of

3604-521: The owner of the bank, ASB Community Trust , sold 75% of the shares to Commonwealth Bank . In 1994, ASB purchased and amalgamated Westland Bank , another former savings bank, located on the South Island's west coast, which enabled it to operate on a truly national basis. In 1999, ASB Group acquired Sovereign Limited , a life insurance company, and the retail stockbroking and fixed income operations of Warburg Dillon Read . In 2000, Commonwealth Bank bought

3672-419: The partnership gives ASB the opportunity to strengthen connections with local communities and give their employees the opportunity to get involved with community services by volunteering for St John. The partnership was launched with ASB providing the opportunity for 1,000 school children at 10 schools to learn the lifesaving resuscitation skill CPR for free. Hato Hone St John in New Zealand has global links to

3740-791: The recently introduced Ambulance Education Council considered that a drive towards regional service-led training was best thus began a decade of inconsistency within clinical education, although not as great as to return to the pre-NAOTS era of splintification. Following closure of the National Training School and disbanding of the New Zealand Ambulance Board which had previously published the National Authorised Patient Care Procedures each service took on responsibility for its own clinical education and standing orders (patient care procedures) which would further aggravate regional differences and ultimately, help lead

3808-894: The remaining 25% of ASB's shares from the Trust. In 2005 the bank changed the ASB Bank brand to ASB to reflect the more integrated financial services provider that it had become. In early July 2020, ASB announced that it would be closing nine branches while 25 branches would be moving to three day weeks due to a shift in demand for online services. The company will also hire 150 additional staff to provide specialist online support. The bank has won awards including NetGuide Award for best financial services site in 2006 and 2007, TUANZ Innovation Award for Financial Service in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005, and recently Canstar's inaugural annual 'Best Online Banking Award' in 2012. ASB launched pago in November 2006, which

3876-562: The road at the same time. By the late 2000s there was a need to once again bring reform to clinical education; and although not as marked as those introduced during the time of the National Training School the following issues needed urgent attention The 2007 Health Select Committee report into the provision of ambulance services and the resulting National Ambulance Service Strategy included requirements to "achieve national consistency" in ambulance education and scope of practice (clinical competency). St John had during this time developed

3944-486: The role of "Paramedic" thus giving the public an expectation that they, as on TV, should be attended to by a "Paramedic". It has also been recorded that the move to rename Intermediate Care Officer to "Paramedic" on the part of St John was somewhat motivated by their desire to expedite contract negotiations with the Ministry of Health and ACC which required a certain number of "Paramedics" however it can be logically assumed that

4012-532: The same time. Hato Hone St John is a charitable organisation which relies on its volunteer workforce to deliver health services to the New Zealand population. Volunteers outnumber paid employees by around three to one. In 2017, 9,232 people volunteered for Hato Hone St John and the organisation had 3,033 paid staff. If the Hato Hone St John volunteer contribution was valued at normal commercial rates it would equate to $ 30 million. St John volunteers receive specialised training and clinical education. Contracts with

4080-565: The specific interventions to be included in each (scope of practice). The specific scopes of practice are set every two years as part of the Clinical Practice Guidelines developed by the Clinical Working Group (part of Ambulance New Zealand) which consists of the medical directors, medical advisors and paramedic representatives from both St John and Wellington Free Ambulance as well as the New Zealand Defence Force. Although

4148-506: The standard is more or less correct, there are aspects of practice which have evolved since it was written. ECG interpretation is a good example, where in-depth 12 lead ECG interpretation is now taught at ILS level as part of the degree where at the time of writing the Standard (2008) this level of skill was generally reserved for ALS practitioners given the number of practicing graduates was smaller at that time. Like other similar systems around

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4216-562: The student must complete a Portfolio of Evidence for presentation at the End of Course Interview and Assessment. The Portfolio requires the student to demonstrate integrated clinical practice as well as self-reflection/professional development through skill logs, mentor reports and exemplars. A Bachelor's degree in Paramedicine (Level 7) is set to be required nationally for the intermediate life support level as of 2014. While it has essentially become

4284-441: The various upskilling packages in the early 2000s there was a move away from the once nationally consistent qualification titles (Ambulance Officer, Intermediate Care Officer, Advanced Care Officer (Paramedic)) that existed under the National Training School to the introduction of new titles into each of the services. St John renamed Intermediate Care Officer to "Paramedic" and Paramedic (ACO) to "Advanced Paramedic" in 2001 along with

4352-502: The world such as South Africa, the UK and Australia, and in sharp polar contrast to the United States and (to a lesser degree) Canada, the system of practice is entirely based upon the professional discretion of the attending ambulance officers, and there is no need for "online medical direction" to obtain approval for drugs or procedures. There is however a strong system of collegial support via

4420-534: Was arranged in an ad-hoc fashion to a varying degree of first aid preparation to enable passage of a national examination administered on behalf of the Department of Health by an Examination Board of the Order of St John; a requirement established by the Ambulance Transport Advisory Board in 1963. Despite the content of this examination being described as "very basic" the requirement for some degree of formal Ambulance Officer education and training

4488-561: Was decided to appoint the Governor ( William Jervois ) as president, and the mayors of Christchurch ( Charles Hulbert ), Sydenham ( William White ), and St Albans (Benjamin Bull) as vice-presidents. Further branches quickly spread across the country providing first aid and patient transport and in 1946, due to the efforts of St John in New Zealand during the Second World War , the organisation

4556-512: Was elevated to a full Priory , with the Governor-General of New Zealand as the Prior. During the 1970s and 1980s much restructuring took place in response to changing social and economic conditions, moving away from the traditional militaristic structure and resulting in the current modern organisation. Today, Hato Hone St John is a major health service provider in New Zealand. It provides 90% of

4624-476: Was replaced by the National Certificate in Ambulance (Patient Care and Transport) while the National Diploma in Ambulance (Paramedic) replaced both Post-Proficiency Modules (Intermediate Aid) as well as Advanced Aid however in practice the Intermediate Aid qualification was still offered as two Unit Standards from the Diploma. The National Training School closed in 1999 as it had "become dysfunctional" and

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