'One patient waited 12 hours and almost died' - I'm a paramedic and this is why I'm striking
Paramedics, call-handlers, technicians and other North West Ambulance Service staff have taken another day of strike action as the bitter and ongoing row over pay and conditions continues.
"We're not having the retainment of staff. More are leaving the NHS than coming in," the Emergency Medical Technician, 35, tells the Manchester Evening News. "Our paramedics are making life and death choices at work, to then come home and choose whether to feed their children or pay certain bills - on top of a 12 hour physically gruelling day. Is that an appropriate place for anyone to work in? Will they finally listen to us?"
"This winter has felt one of the worst I've seen in 18 years - the length of waiting times, the number of people in the corridors at the hospital, bed spaces and nurses available. "She needed intervention before we got to the hospital, but by the time she was seen to by a doctor, she was in an extremely critical condition. It took 12 hours to get her the medical attention she needed. She almost died.
"The paramedics, GPs, nurses and more took care of my mum, who was dying from cancer, in her final moments. I will forever be grateful for how they helped her throughout that time," she said.
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