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      <name>Ambulance Services</name>
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        <heading>Ambulance Services</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="5413" kind="question">
        <name>The Hon. E.S. BOURKE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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          <question date="2020-11-10">
            <name>Ambulance Services</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5413">The Hon. E.S. BOURKE (14:42):</by>  My question is to the Minister for Health and Wellbeing regarding ambulances. What does the minister say to the 93 people whose 000 calls went unanswered and the 12 call-outs that were priority 2 that couldn't be responded to, as revealed by representatives of paramedics last week? How many patients were not responded to by ambulances within the recommended times over the past week?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="3164" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.G. WADE</name>
        <house>Legislative Council</house>
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            <name>Minister for Health and Wellbeing</name>
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            <name>Ambulance Services</name>
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        <startTime time="2020-11-10T14:42:47" />
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          <by role="member" id="3164">The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:42):</by>  The suggestion that ninety-three 000 calls were left unanswered is not consistent with the information provided to me. The information I am provided is that the SAAS continues to answer 000 calls in a timely fashion. In relation to the information sought in relation to this week, I will seek the information and provide it to the honourable member.</text>
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