West Midlands Ambulance Service has pledged to deal with cardiac arrests, heart attacks, strokes, breathing difficulties and maternity emergencies.
Military personnel from the Household Division take part in ambulance driver training at Wellington Barracks in London, as they prepare to provide cover for ambulance workers on December 21 and 28 when members of the Unison, GMB and Unite unions take industrial action over pay. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire
The NHS Confederation has written to Rishi Sunak warning the strike has placed the nation in “dangerous territory”. Mr Taylor urged the Prime Minister to end the Government’s dispute with the unions quickly, asking Mr Sunak to “be prepared to negotiate on the substantive issue of pay awards”. He said: “We never want to alarm people but we have reached the stage where our leaders feel it’s necessary to say they cannot guarantee patient safety, they cannot avoid risks as these strikes unfold.
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