Ambulance strikes will go ahead as last-ditch talks fail and NHS warns patients are at risk

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🔴 Ambulance workers will strike tomorrow as planned after 11th hour talks between the Government and unions failed to reach a resolution ⬇️ Latest:

on where ambulances will be able to take them to hospital.

He stressed that striking workers will leave picket lines on Wednesday if a trust for “any reason can’t cope with emergencies” and that emergency cover has been “thrashed out and agreed down to a fine-tooth comb” by local health trusts. “Barclay was only prepared to talk about derogations, which was futile as these have been thrashed out and agreed down to a fine-tooth comb at a local level.

“This is not something NHS leaders would ever say lightly, but many now tell us that they cannot guarantee patient safety tomorrow,” he said.He added: “With less than 24 hours to go to the ambulance strike, there is now deep worry among NHS leaders about the level of harm and risk that could occur to patients tomorrow and beyond.”

 

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