Around 600 members of the armed forces will provide assistance during tomorrow's strike by ambulance staff.
, but the health secretary said that was "unaffordable".
As part of two days of training, members of the armed forces were talked through how to make urgent calls, and how to use a radio to communicate with other workers. The trainees are not due to be sent on critical emergency callouts or to carry out clinical tasks, but London Ambulance Service workers told them they should also be prepared to hand equipment to clinical partners on the day if asked.
They were also made familiar with different response protocols, including as one LAS trainer explained, in "situations where you feel threatened potentially".The personnel were shown defibrillators, burns kits, and other equipment as part of their training
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