Unions and NHS leaders will work together to protect the safety of patients in the event of an ambulance strike, a Shropshire MP has been told.
Health minister Will Quince assured Mark Pritchard, MP for The Wrekin, that talks were being held regarding local"derogations", which would ensure that some staff continued to work in the event of a strike.
Mr Quince said NHS England was leading national discussions to agree principles for determining derogations locally, including Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin.
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