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Ambulance strike in England and Wales - what to do in an emergency and everything you need to know

Ambulance workers, paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other NHS staff will walk out in England and Wales in the coming days

Wales Online

Top Tory tells Brits to avoid contact sport and needless car trips during ambulance strike

Health Minister Will Quince made the eyebrow-raising comments as Brits were also urged to 'drink responsibly' during the strike - but Tories were accused of shifting the blame

Daily Mirror

Ambulance strikes: What are the demands and what is the government offering?

Industrial action by emergency service personnel biggest of its kind for 30 years

The Independent UK

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When are ambulance workers going on strike?

Some 750 military personnel drafted in to cover emergency calls

The Independent UK

Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK

Heart attack and stroke patients could be denied ambulances during strike

Concern grows over category 2 calls – as minister confirms military not be allowed to break red lights

The Independent UK

Ambulance strike in England and Wales will bring ‘huge risk of harm’

Patients with serious conditions and injuries will have to get themselves to A&E, NHS chiefs say

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Ambulance unions to meet Health Secretary for 11th-hour talks ahead of strikes

With Steve Barclay refusing to discuss pay, it is highly likely the discussions will not avert disruption.

The Independent UK

Sunak urges unions to call off NHS strikes as report recommends using reservists not troops in crises

Warning armed forces ‘cannot be the first port of call whenever an emergency hits’

The Independent UK

Ill Londoners not at risk of dying ‘should make own way to hospital on ambulance strike day’

People without a life-threatening condition are ‘unlikely to get an ambulance’ during the action, according to the London Ambulance Service

Evening Standard

All the strikes taking place this week across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

A number of strikes will be taking place across multiple sectors

Nottingham Post

What date is the ambulance drivers' strike and why it's taking place

Members of the GMB, Unison, and Unite unions will stage a strike across England over a pay dispute

Manchester Evening News

NHS faces ‘incredibly challenging’ time as nurses warn strikes could last months

So far, the Government has stood firm on its stance on pay, saying the rise demanded by trade unions is unaffordable.

Evening Standard

Steve Barclay ‘holding country to ransom’ by refusing to discuss nurses pay, says union boss

Unions won’t ‘blink first’, insists Unite chief – as RCN warns of January strikes if no pay talks

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The Guardian - UK

Ambulance staff need firm promise on pay to call off strike, says union

Mere commitment to discuss pay, so far refused by health secretary, would now be insufficient

The Guardian - UK

Braverman says she wants to deliver Rwanda deportations at scale as soon as possible – as it happened

Home secretary welcomes high court judgment that policy is lawful

Evening Standard

Nursing strikes could last six months, warns union boss

A nursing union chief has raised the prospect that strike action could go on for six months, as she appealed for Health Secretary Steve Barclay to hold last ditch talks to avert Tuesday’s walk out.

The Independent UK

Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

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Wales Online

'Not fair' for troops to cover for strike action at Christmas, minister says

Unions have warned the servicemen and women are not “sufficiently trained” to plug staffing gaps

The Independent UK

‘Not fair’ for troops to cover for strike action at Christmas, Dowden says

The Chancellor the Duchy of Lancaster has urged unions to call off the industrial action and ‘give the military a break’.

The Independent UK

Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

Daily Mirror

Defence chief complains 'we're busy!' as 1,200 troops sent to cover strikes

The Chief of Defence Staff hit out as Labour backed covering strikes with troops - and Rishi Sunak caused anger by branding unions 'Grinches that want to steal Christmas'

Evening Standard

Military troops are not ‘spare capacity’ for strike cover, says defence chief

Military co-responders supporting the ambulance service during the Covid-19 pandemic (Steve Parsons/PA)

The National (Scotland)

UK Government forced to call on army for help amid widespread strikes

THE army is being sent in to cover for ambulance staff in England and border staff across the UK as ministers seek to ensure public safety in the…

Wales Online

Troops are not ‘spare capacity’ says defence chief as ministers arrange strike cover

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says the military is 'busy' as the Government prepares to deploy 1,200 forces personnel to cover for striking public sector staff

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