Lindsay Bent

Lindsay Bent is a Mobile Intensive Care Ambulance (MICA) Paramedic and has worked with Ambulance Victoria for more than 34 years, where he currently holds the role of Clinical Lead, Communications Centre. Mr Bent was the Operational Lead to develop the Southern Hemisphere’s first mobile stroke ambulance – Melbourne Mobile Stroke Unit - in collaboration with the Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Stroke Foundation. He also introduced Ambulance Victoria’s Motorcycle Paramedic response model. He was awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship in 2022 to research dementia friendly ambulance services in the UK, and was awarded the Ambulance Service Medal (ASM) in the 2024 national honours for distinguished service to Ambulance Victoria. He was also admitted as Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ) for sustained loyalty, commitment, and volunteer service to St John Ambulance Australia.