Military personnel have been spotted in ambulances in Greater Manchester as paramedics stage walkouts across the region. Ambulance workers, paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other NHS staff have gone on strike in England and Wales, with the disruption caused by the walkout expected to 'continue for the next few days'.
The action, which is to affect non-life threatening calls only, has seen thousands of union members strike in an ongoing row over pay and conditions. Members of three unions, GMB, Unison and Unite, which represent around 25,000 ambulance workers, are walking out on a coordinated strike on Wednesday (December 21).
The North West Ambulance Service has confirmed 89 members of military personnel were supporting the trust across the north west on Wednesday - and were driving ambulances supported by clinicians and 'responding' to need as the ambulance service strike continued. It's understood they weren't sent on critical emergency call-outs.
