The NHS has said that the advice to people is still to ring 999, despite ambulance workers part of the GMB union currently striking in a dispute over pay and working conditions for the second time today. The advice comes from Dr Vin Diwaker from NHS England who gave his thoughts on BBC Breakfast.
Speaking on the show on Wednesday, January 11, the NHS medical director for secondary care Dr Vin Diwaker, said: “Our main focus is that those people who have life threatening illnesses have safe services and that’s why I’m confident in saying to the public, ring 999. That is the most important message I can give.
“There will be disruption on a strike day. That is going to be inevitable, so if you don’t have a life threatening illness but you need an ambulance, your call handler may advise you that you have to wait longer than normal for an ambulance or that you may have to make your own way to hospital.”
