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Robyn Wuth

Ambulance ramping soars to record high

Qld's health minister says the state 'is throwing everything' at reducing ambulance ramping times. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Ambulance ramping has soared to record highs, with paramedics wasting thousands of hours outside Queensland hospitals. 

Documents tabled in state parliament reveal the ambulances lost 16,036 hours in May, setting a monthly record high in ramping time. 

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