{"id":308,"date":"2023-01-11T09:51:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T09:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/nhs-bosses-fear-impact-of-second-ambulance-strike\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T09:51:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T09:51:28","slug":"nhs-bosses-fear-impact-of-second-ambulance-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/nhs-bosses-fear-impact-of-second-ambulance-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS bosses fear impact of second ambulance strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NHS bosses fear impact of second ambulance strike<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-vk3nhx-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-11kpz0x-Placeholder e16icw910\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/F301\/production\/_128190226_451973cc8639e81c3d9b7798d5b45b68b47358e4.jpg.webp 240w, 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Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1bdte2-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-qt5zqv-BylineWrapper e8mq1e917\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h3c0s8-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1u2in0b-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">By Nick Eardley and Nick Triggle<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">BBC News<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-jlwt2c-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\"><b class=\"ssrcss-hmf8ql-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">The impact of Wednesday&#8217;s ambulance strike in England and Wales is likely to be worse than that of the one before Christmas, NHS managers are warning.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Thousands of paramedics and support staff will walk out for the second time this winter, in the dispute over pay.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">NHS Providers said this strike would be harder to cope with, as the government raised fears over the lack of a national deal on emergency cover.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">But union leaders said life-and-limb cover would be provided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Under trade-union laws life-preserving care must continue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">But there is no formal agreement of what that involves and so it has been left to local services to agree their own arrangements with the unions involved, the GMB and Unison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1ciwq9q-Placeholder 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class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The highest-category calls, for immediately life-threatening emergencies such as cardiac arrests, will be covered &#8211; but not every emergency in the next category down, which includes heart attacks and strokes, will be provided for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Government sources involved in contingency planning said the lack of agreement over emergency calls was a concern.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">They said this could be covered by the minimum-service legislation ministers are considering introducing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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walkout.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Services will also bring in other NHS staff, alongside the military, to provide support. London Ambulance Service has confirmed it aims to get to all heart attacks and strokes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Unison general secretary Christina McAnea said: &#8220;Last time, staff didn&#8217;t hesitate to leave picket lines when someone&#8217;s life was in danger.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;After a decade of refusing to bring in minimum staffing levels, it&#8217;s ironic that the government is only prepared to do so during a strike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Every other day of the year, ambulance crews are stuck queuing for hours outside A&amp;E departments and hospital staff are rushed off their feet. But the government isn&#8217;t interested in minimum staffing levels then.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"Significant-disruption\" class=\"ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\"><span role=\"text\">&#8216;Significant disruption&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Miriam Deakin, of NHS Providers, said her members were worried because Unison was telling call handlers and ambulance dispatchers, who remained in work during the previous strike, to walk out also.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;With more staff expected to strike this time, the NHS is in an even more precarious position,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Since the last strikes, delays transferring patients from ambulances to hospitals have got worse, as pressure across the whole of the NHS increases.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;Trust leaders are working hard to minimise the impact on patients and to support staff during the industrial action &#8211; but they are braced for another day of significant disruption and knock-on effects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1csupmn-Placeholder e16icw910\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Presentational grey line\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 976w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/464\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg\" width=\"464\" height=\"2\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"I-worry-were-killing-people-999-call-centre-worker\" class=\"ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\"><span role=\"text\">I worry we&#8217;re killing people &#8211; 999 call centre worker<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Alongside paramedics, 999 call centre workers will also going on strike. One ambulance dispatcher, who wishes to remain anonymous, says for them there is no other option.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;The job is crushingly depressing, stressful and embarrassing,&#8221; the dispatcher says. &#8220;I feel so destroyed. The feeling of saving lives has been taken over by how many can we not kill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">They say the most frustrating issue is the number of crews stuck outside hospital waiting to hand patients over to accident-and-emergency staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;I know going in that I will have to dispatch ambulance crews to hospitals to take over from other ambulance crews who have been outside for 12 hours,&#8221; the dispatcher says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;It just means we don&#8217;t have those crews available to respond to calls and it exacerbates our shortness of resources by 10-fold, 100-fold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;I never thought I&#8217;d leave the NHS &#8211; but I&#8217;d take a job at Aldi. I&#8217;d take a job cleaning. The thought of going in and having to manage those calls just fills me with absolute dread.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Read more<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1csupmn-Placeholder e16icw910\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Presentational grey line\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg 976w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/464\/cpsprodpb\/AD91\/production\/_98333444_line976.jpg\" width=\"464\" height=\"2\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Some of the walkouts will start from 00:01 but the duration and scale of the disruption will vary across different parts of England and Wales.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Only the East of England Ambulance Service will remain unaffected, as neither union obtained a strike mandate in the ballot there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">But Unison, the biggest union in the ambulance service, has a mandate for walkouts in only half of the 10 regional services in England.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Between them, the two unions represent about two-thirds of ambulance staff.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-dm4ypg-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"Lifethreatening-emergencies\" class=\"ssrcss-y2fd7s-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\"><span role=\"text\">Life-threatening emergencies<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">During the last walkout, on 21 December, the service saw a lower number of calls than normal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">NHS medical director for secondary care Dr Vin Diwakar said: &#8220;The message from the NHS to patients is clear &#8211; if you need emergency care, please come forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">&#8220;This means continuing to call 999 for life-threatening emergencies as well as using 111 online for other health needs, where you will receive clinical advice on the best next steps to take.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">The walkout comes after ambulance staff along with other NHS workers were offered a pay rise averaging 4.75%. All were guaranteed an increase of at least \u00a31,400 a year &#8211; more than 7% for the lowest paid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-18mjolk-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-wpgbih-StyledFigure e34k3c23\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1qeywjf-Placeholder e16icw910\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chart showing ambulance response times\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png 976w\" type=\"image\/png\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/2048\/cpsprodpb\/E6FE\/production\/_128243195_optimised-cat2_amb_resp_chart_21dec-nc-002.png\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1440.3600900225056\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Unions wanted an above-inflation pay rise, saying low pay was contributing to high vacancy rates and the problems the ambulance service was facing responding to emergency calls.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">It is taking two to three times longer than it should to answer emergency calls such as for heart attacks and strokes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">NHS unions met with Health Secretary Steve Barclay on Monday &#8211; but no agreement on pay was reached.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Ambulance staff in Northern Ireland have also been on strike, while in Scotland the unions have a mandate for action but no dates have been set.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-11r1m41-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00\">Other NHS unions have also started striking or are planning to. Royal College of Nursing members will walk out on Wednesday and Thursday next week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"ssrcss-5i1hhv-LinksComponentWrapper e3eyuya0\">\n<section class=\"ssrcss-msolhr-LinksWrapper e3eyuya5\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1lqqmgw-LinksHeadingWrapper e3eyuya4\">\n<h2 class=\"ssrcss-q4zz1q-StyledHeading e1fj1fc10\">More on this story<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-10bv2vf-EndOfContentLinksGrid e3eyuya2\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-547yr3-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nxco0v-Promo ett16tt0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-a0724v-PromoSwitchLayoutAtBreakpoints e3z3r3u0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-xekq2n-PromoContent e1f5wbog7\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-17zglt8-PromoHeadline e1f5wbog4\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Keep children off school if unwell with fever &#8211; advice<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-w45j7g-MetadataStripContainer e1ojgjhb3\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping e1ojgjhb2\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem e1ojgjhb1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent e1ojgjhb0\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet ecn1o5v3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText ecn1o5v1\">2 January<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-z60stg-PromoImageContainer ehnfhlg4\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-17h6w1t-PromoImageContainerInner ehnfhlg2\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-fec6qv-ImageWrapper ehnfhlg3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-11kpz0x-Placeholder e16icw910\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sick child being comforted\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg 976w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/976\/cpsprodpb\/132CA\/production\/_106783587_iplayerpic.jpg\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ssrcss-evoj7m-Image ee0ct7c0\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>Published at Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:21:56 +0000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHS bosses fear impact of second ambulance strike PA Media By Nick Eardley and Nick Triggle BBC News The impact of Wednesday&#8217;s ambulance strike in England and Wales is likely to be worse than that of the one before Christmas, NHS managers are warning. Thousands of paramedics and support staff will walk out for the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/nhs-bosses-fear-impact-of-second-ambulance-strike\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NHS bosses fear impact of second ambulance strike<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk-politics","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}