Ambulance workers, paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other NHS staff will walk out in England and Wales in the coming days in action that will affect non-life threatening calls. It comes as the UK faces weeks of strikes in the weeks across different industries, causing widespread disruption.
The ambulance strikes will take place on Wednesday December 21 and Wednesday December 28. Members of three unions, GMB, Unison and Unite, which represent around 25,000 ambulance workers, are walking out on a coordinated strike on December 21.
The action will involve ambulance workers, paramedics, call handlers and emergency care assistants in 10 out of 11 NHS trusts in England and Wales. GMB union members will then stage a further strike at nine trusts on December 28.
