NSW premier says the ambulance commissioner arranged an ambulance on his behalf but it was categorised as low-priority
has denied he called health minister Brad Hazzard in order to receive a faster ambulance response for his sick wife.
It comes as the NSW Paramedics Association promised industrial action after sounding the alarm this week on issues they say are affecting ambulance services.
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