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Jack Gramenz

BIZARRE: Long waits at hospitals amid record ambulance demand - What They Never Told You

Demand for ambulances in NSW has reached record levels. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's largest public health system is trying to get people to access care earlier in their local area to avoid calling paramedics and attending emergency departments.

People undergoing elective surgeries are also being forced to wait longer than recommended.

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