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Farid Farid

SHOCKING: Patients in nsw wait longer for ambulances | Mind Blowing Facts

Ambulances in NSW are taking longer to reach patients due to a critical shortage of paramedics.

A Productivity Commission report released on Tuesday shows the median emergency response time in NSW is 12.5 minutes - the second-slowest in the country over the 2020-21 reporting period.

Tasmania performed the worst with a median response time of 14 minutes, while ambulances in the ACT recorded the fastest median response time of nine minutes.

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