Paramedics in full time equivalent roles in Townsville are quitting their jobs at a higher rate than any other region in Queensland. The clinical attrition rate for paramedics in Townsville is 5.4 per cent, according to Queensland Ambulance Service public performance indicators for the financial year to March 2018. The attrition rate is calculated as the number of full time equivalent employees in operational roles who leave QAS as a proportion to the total number of employees.
