Grieving families speak out amid calls to fully fund ambulance services

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Margaret Wells, pictured with her husband Alfred, died after waiting 70 minutes for an ambulance. Photo: Supplied Grieving families, overworked ambulance staff, and rising complaints. Did the recent funding boost for a critical emergency service go far enough? Tara Shaskey talks to families who say more needs to be done to improve our ambulance services.

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