Striking Lincolnshire ambulance workers call on government to act on NHS crisis

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Striking Lincolnshire ambulance workers call on government to act on NHS crisis
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Members of the GMB Union were outside Lincoln's blue lights hub on Wednesday

Ambulance workers were again on strike in Lincoln on Wednesday, claiming the government are refusing to negotiate fair terms on pay and working conditions, as NHS struggles continue nationwide.

Another picket line was held outside Lincoln’s blue lights hub. | Photo: Ellis Karran for The Lincolnite It is another aspect of a National Health Service clearly on its knees. A critical incident was called at Lincoln County Hospital on three separate occasions in just two weeks at the turn of the new year, and staff are now fighting back.Steve Clarke has been a paramedic with East Midlands Ambulance Service for four years, and he says these strikes are about much more than just staff salaries.

On Monday, Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay was accused of asking NHS staff to “increase productivity” to warrant a pay rise, by fellow trade union Unite. “These are challenging times but we have accepted the recommendations of the independent NHS Pay Review Body in full, meaning most ambulance staff have received a rise of at least 4%.

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