It will have a big impact on the county
Up to half of ambulance workers who serve Nottinghamshire could walk out as part of an upcoming 24-hour strike action, East Midlands Ambulance Service has said. Paramedics and call handlers will be among tens of thousands of staff to strike over pay across England and Wales on Wednesday, December 21.
Agreements have been made to maintain response times to life-threatening calls, but less urgent calls, such as for falls, could see long waits. The industrial action comes two days after Nottinghamshire healthcare leaders announced a system-wide critical incident.It also follows two separate days of nurse strikes. The medical director at the trust which runs the Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital said he was "very worried" about the combination of the strikes.
“[Health Secretary] Steve Barclay needs to listen and engage with us about pay," she said. "If he can’t talk to us about this most basic workforce issue, what on earth is he Health Secretary for? The Government could stop this strike in a heartbeat – but they need to wake up and start negotiating on pay.”Ambulance staff want above-inflation pay rises, but have not set a specific figure.
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