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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
John Scheerhout

"It's not just about wages - we're fighting for the NHS!" - The view from the picket line as paramedics take strike action

Huddled together on a grassy knoll outside Manchester Central ambulance station, paramedics explain why they've gone on strike again.

For most of them, it's not just about wages - they're fighting for the future of the NHS, where sick and injured patients have to wait for hours on end either in the back of an ambulance or in a corridor because hospitals are so stretched they don't have enough beds or staff to cope.

It's a depressing picture of an NHS in crisis.

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