The NHS has issued an urgent plea to the public as thousands of emergency workers are to head out on strike again today.
The latest round of ambulance staff strikes following several days of walkouts within the NHS since December. Industrial action has been threatening to take hold of the country, as workers across the transport network, NHS and civil service go on strike in long-running rows over pay and conditions.
NHS bosses are urging people to 'not put off seeking care and dialling 999 in a life-threatening emergency', despite the GMB strikes today. More than 10,000 GMB union members who are paramedics, emergency care assistants, call handlers and other ambulance staff at eight NHS trusts are set to walk out today, and 6 and 20 March
