Up to half of ambulance workers who serve Nottinghamshire could walk out as part of an upcoming 24-hour strike action, East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) has said. Paramedics and call handlers will be among tens of thousands of staff to strike over pay across England and Wales on Wednesday, December 21.
Among the nine services to be affected will be EMAS. The NHS organisation said of its workforce of 4,000, up to 50 percent were members of the GMB trade union that could be taking action.
Agreements have been made to maintain response times to life-threatening calls, but less urgent calls, such as for falls, could see long waits. The industrial action comes two days after Nottinghamshire healthcare leaders announced a system-wide critical incident.
