Heart attack and stroke patients not guaranteed an ambulance during mass strikes

More than 11,000 of ambulance workers including paramedics, emergency care assistants and call handlers are walking out in England and Wales today PMGallagher1 reports:

Ambulance workers from the GMB union on a picket line in Worcestershire in the West Midlands last Friday Patients suffering from heart attacks or strokes will not be guaranteed a 999 response in some parts of the UK today as thousands of ambulance workers stage a fresh strike in theThe GMB said more than 11,000 of its ambulance workers will walk out in England and Wales, including paramedics, emergency care assistants, and call handlers.

“There’s a recruitment crisis in the NHS. Solving the issue of pay is vital if we’re going to stem the tide of dedicated healthcare workers leaving the profession. The public back ambulance workers. The Government must listen to them and talk pay now.”leaders said they were “deeply worried” by the ongoing industrial action with no sign that the Government was prepared to reopen talks on this year’s pay deal.

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