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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Maisie Lawton

"One patient waited 12 hours and almost died" - I'm a paramedic and this is why I'm striking

Paramedics, call-handlers, technicians and other North West Ambulance Service staff have taken another day of strike action as the bitter and ongoing row over pay and conditions continues.

The Manchester Central Ambulance Station on Plymouth Grove saw a third wave of historic strikes on Monday (January 23).

Those walking out aren't just doing so in a fight for better wages, but also for an underfunded frontline service on the brink.

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