Paramedic and NHS staff don’t want to strike - but fear patients will die if the staffing crisis carries on, unions say.
Unison chief Christina McAnea says members have been “forced to take this desperate measure because the government has let the NHS get into such a dire state”.
Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will lead an emergency COBRA meeting today ahead of a massive wave of strike action from nurses, paramedics, rail staff, driving instructors, posties and Border Force officials.
