Police officers have expressed 'grave concern' after being told they may be called on to drive ambulances when paramedics go on strike this month
Police officers have expressed"grave concern" after being told they may be called on to drive ambulances when paramedics go on strike this month.drafted in to help drive ambulancesNow it has emerged that police officers may also be called upon to help drive the emergency healthcare vehicles.
The staff association said that the"thin blue line is already overstretched and under pressure like never before".as part of coordinated industrial action by the GMB, Unison and Unite unions in a row over pay. "I have genuine concern for any officer who may be exposed to medical emergencies they are not qualified to act on," he said.
It has emerged that the armed forces have just 40 paramedics who would be qualified to work in the NHS.
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