The government has said if ambulance drivers and paramedics join nurses on picket lines, appointments may be cancelled - but there is hope rail strikes may be averted.
Armed forces personnel could drive ambulances and stand in for frontline hospital roles under emergency plans to deal with a possible winter of strikes.
As reported by The Times, the government could utilise the military aid to the civil authorities' protocol to keep key services in the NHS running during major walkouts.
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