Ambulance staff in Perth and Kinross are set to join colleagues across Scotland in strike action on November 28 - the first of its kind in over three decades.
About 1800 members of the GMB union will walk out from 6am on that date over a pay dispute, prompting concerns the Army will be called in to take the sick and injured to hospitals.
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) staff walkouts will run until 7.59am the following day and includes advanced practitioners, paramedics, planners, administrative, clerical, real time analysts and business intelligence staff.