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The prime minister rishi sunak says it s terrifying that people don t know what will happen if they call 999. ambulance staff have said repeatedly that they will respond to all categoryi calls, where life is at risk. 0ur health editor hugh pym has more details. pickets out at dawn in newport, south wales. ambulance staff on strike members of the gmb union. in gateshead, they had vocal support on the unison picket line. 0h, bless you. and in lincoln, strikers were brought refreshments by the public. the military presence was clear, too, in plymouth and other parts of the country, acting as drivers and in support roles. horns honk. unions have agreed that strikers will leave picket lines for emergencies and some urgent ....
Started at midnight, but the duration and scale of disruption will vary across different parts of england and wales. services in scotland and northern ireland are unaffected. and where walk outs do take place, categoryi calls for immediately life threatening emergencies, such as cardiac arrest, will be covered. but not every emergency in the next category down will receive an ambulance response. our main focus is making sure that those people who have life threatening illnesses have safe services, and that s why i am confident in saying to the public, ring 999. that is the most important message i can give. there will be disruption on the strike day. that is going to be inevitable. and so if you don t have a life threatening illness, but you need an ambulance, your call handler may advise you that you may have to wait longer than normal for an ambulance, or that you may have to make your own way to hospital. despite those reassurances, the government has warned that a national deal to ....
The strike will involve all staff, including paramedics and call handlers who are unison or gmb members. between them, the two unions represent about two thirds of ambulance workers. some of the walk outs started at midnight, but the duration and scale of disruption will vary across different parts of england and wales. services in scotland and northern ireland are unaffected. and where walk outs do take place, categoryi calls for immediately life threatening emergencies, such as cardiac arrest, will be covered. but not every emergency in the next category down will receive an ambulance response. our main focus is making sure that those people who have life threatening illnesses have safe services, and that s why i am confident in saying to the public, ring 999. that is the most important message i can give. there will be disruption on the strike day. that is going to be inevitable. and so if you don t have a life threatening illness, but you need an ambulance, ....
So, how could these strikes affect you? if you need to call 999, there will be staff answering calls and sending out some ambulances. all categoryi calls classed as the most life threatening situations, such as cardiac arrest will be responded to by an ambulance. however, conditions which are serious but notjudged to be immediately life threatening which could include people who may be having a stroke might not be immediately attended to by emergency teams. urgent problems that fit into category 3 such as a woman in late stage labour will not be prioritised. this morning, the head of the unite union, one of the three unions involved in the strike, has accused rishi sunak of the worst abdication of leadership she has seen in 25 years. the health secretary says the unions involved have refused to work with the government at the national level. our health corresondent jim reed has been taking a look at the pressure facing a&e departments. ....
Is important, continuing this fight against russia. as we have seen, some members of the democratic party saying notjust because this is against russia itself but they say this is a fight for democracy. here, tens of thousands of ambulance workers, including paramedics and call handlers, have begun strike action today across england and wales. the government say most have received a pay rise of at least 4%, but the unions say this isn t enough to keep up with the rising cost of living. so, how could these strikes affect you? if you need to call 999, there will be staff answering calls and sending out some ambulances. all categoryi calls classed as the most life threatening situations, such as cardiac arrest will be responded to by an ambulance. however, conditions which are serious but notjudged to be immediately life threatening which could include people who may be having a stroke might not be immediately attended to by emergency teams. urgent problems that fit into category ....