On the day before staff go on strike as well.
with people being warned that ambulances will only be sent out for those with "immediate risk to life"
Nick Smith, Executive Director of Operations at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has issued a warning to the public that services will be "severely disrupted".Pictures and videos from the strike in LeedsRhianne, a nurse in Leeds spoke of the reasons for the strike, demanding the government do better and pay fairer wages. She told: "I was on strike on Thursday, I am on strike again today because I need to protect my patients.
"Doing that will mean that our patients are kept safe, nurses will come back to the NHS and it will help fill the 48,000 nursing vacancies. It's really affecting patient care, we have been left with no option but to come out and strike."
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