More than 11,000 ambulance workers are staging a new strike today in a long-running dispute over pay, staffing and working conditions
GMB Union said more than 11,000 of its ambulance workers will walk out in England and Wales, including paramedics, emergency care assistants and call handlers.
Ambulance workers in the Unite union in parts of the country will also be on strike today and on Wednesday.Rachel Harrison, GMB national secretary, said: "Ambulance workers across England and Wales will strike today - entirely because this Government is tin-eared. Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said: "Strikes are in nobody's best interests and only cause further disruption for patients, despite contingency measures in place.
Patients are being warned ambulances may not come for certain patients, including heart attack and stroke patients.It comes as junior doctors in the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association announce they will take strike action for the first time in the union's history next month.
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