Ambulance workers in England and Wales go on strike for salary reasons, between the concern of those responsible for hospitals for not being able to guarantee the safety of patients.
One day after about 10,000 people from the nursing staff The National Health Service (NHS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland went on strike for the second time in less than a week, ambulance staff join protests over wages and pressure on the public health system.
According to those in charge of the NHS, this work stoppage worries the heads of hospitals but affirms that, despite everything, the minimum emergency services will continue to be available, while asking citizens to use these services prudently and only in cases of vital urgency.
In England, eight of the top ten ambulance services have already declared critical accidents due to the pressure they are under. In addition, the response time is already double that of two years ago, according to the BBC.
In the same way, irregularities will occur due to the strike of paramedics, administration personnel, emergency assistants and technicians in the rest of the country. The Government also urges citizens to take extreme precautions and avoid unnecessary trips by car or contact sports.
Almost 800 members of the armed forces will be deployed this Wednesday to provide assistance, although it is estimated that their work will be limited, since they will not be able to provide medical assistance.
The Government asks for “common sense”
The British Minister of Health, Steve Barclay, has asked the public exercise “common sense” ambulance workers and emergency paramedics in England and Wales support when carrying out activities to avoid risk situations due to strikes.
This forceful measure is added to those called this month by other sectors demanding labor improvements to cope with the sharp increase in the cost of living in the United Kingdom, where inflation stood at 10.7% in November.
“The system will be under very strong pressure today. We are telling the public to exercise common sense in what they do, given the pressures on the system,” Barclay told Sky News.
In this measure of force, there will be minimum services to attend emergency calls considered of “category one”, in which a patient is at immediate risk of death. The authorities have asked the population that, in case of urgent assistance, they should first do so through the emergency service online and avoid making the phone call.
The strike of ambulance workers follows the measure of force that thousands of nurses in the UK They seconded on Tuesday, also demanding labor improvements.
Source: Lasexta
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