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Health Secretary to meet unions over ’emergency coverage’ amid ambulance strikes

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said there is “still a question” over whether ambulance services will cover all emergency callouts during strikes. Unions have said they will respond to life-threatening incidents – known as a category one call – when ...

07 Dec 2022 at 12:02

Sunak promises ‘tough laws’ to deal with ‘unreasonable’ union leaders

Rishi Sunak has promised “new tough laws” to curb the impact of industrial action as he criticised “unreasonable” union chiefs. The Prime Minister vowed to “protect the lives and livelihoods” of the public from strike disruption and insisted the ...

07 Dec 2022 at 17:31

Union anger over Sunak’s pledge of ‘new tough laws’ to limit strikes

Rishi Sunak faces a fresh fight with unions for promising “tough” new laws to limit the impact of strike action, as he was warned they will not be “intimidated by anti-trade union attacks”. Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, ...

07 Dec 2022 at 22:07

Ambulance service warns of scammers pretending to be striking paramedics

An ambulance service has urged people to be aware of scammers trying to con people out of their money by posing as striking ambulance staff. In a statement posted to social media, the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said the fraudsters ...

16 Dec 2022 at 01:09

Ambulance staff say they feel ‘demonised’ by Government

Striking ambulance staff have said they feel “demonised” by the Government’s attempts to paint them as “uncaring about safety standards”. In an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the GMB union urges the Government to “talk to us ...

14 Jan 2023 at 06:33

Ambulance workers stage latest strike as Hunt urged to fund ‘fair’ pay deal

Ambulance workers will stage a fresh strike on Monday in the escalating dispute over pay and staffing. It comes after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was told he can halt industrial action and begin solving the staffing emergency if he comes up ...

23 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Police asked to drive ambulances as paramedics strike

Police officers may be called upon to drive ambulances as paramedics go on strike, the Police Federation has said. Under national contingency plans it was understood that military personnel would be drafted in to help drive ambulances ...

13 Dec 2022 at 17:39

Ambulance worker strikes in England called off by Unite union to enter pay talks

Ambulance worker strikes in England have been called off by the Unite union. On Monday, union members at ambulance trusts in the West Midlands, North West, South Central, South Coastal, and East Midlands had planned to strike. ...

05 Mar 2023 at 17:48

Health Secretary says ambulance strike cover was not enough to keep public safe

The Health Secretary has told union bosses that the “voluntary arrangements” put in place during recent ambulance strikes were not enough to “ensure patient and public safety”. Steve Barclay has written to the GMB setting out ...

15 Jan 2023 at 12:44

Military has just 40 paramedics qualified to work in NHS

The armed forces have just 40 paramedics who would be qualified to work in the NHS, the Government has disclosed. Defence minister Andrew Murrison said that of the 107 paramedics serving in the military, 40 have the ...

13 Dec 2022 at 12:20

Biggest strike day in NHS history will be ‘difficult’, chief warns

The biggest strike in the history of the NHS will be a “difficult” day, a senior health service leader has warned, as a top emergency doctor described ongoing chaos in A&E departments. Chris Hopson, chief strategy ...

24 Jan 2023 at 14:03

Plea to only call 999 with life and limb emergencies during ambulance strike

The public have been urged to be “really helpful” amid ambulance strikes by only calling 999 with life and limb emergencies. London Ambulance Service (LAS) aims to be able to respond “as normal” to calls about ...

10 Jan 2023 at 17:52

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