The Tasmanian state government plan to recruit additional paramedics to improve access to emergency healthcare.
With recent figures showing ambulance response times in Tasmania are the worst in the country, the Liberal party have pledged 24/7 operating hours to stabilise the crisis.
The increased wait times - by 30% since last election - outlines that paramedics are under increasingly difficult pressures as a result of under-resourcing.
Statewide, the average response time for a crew to arrive on scene is around 14 minutes