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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Patients in north-west England have to get themselves to A&E during strikes

Ambulances will strike in England and Wales from midnight on Tuesday night to a minute before midnight on Wednesday.
Ambulances will strike in England and Wales from midnight on Tuesday night to a minute before midnight on Wednesday. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Sick patients across the north-west of England will have to get themselves to A&E or take a taxi from GP surgeries, walk-in centres and care homes during this week’s ambulance strike.

In a letter on Monday, the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has warned GPs and hospitals that the loss of so many of its crews as a result of the pay dispute walkout will significantly restrict the service it can offer to the public.

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