Soldiers who ar being brought in to drive ambulances during strike action will not b allowed to break the speed limit or cross red lights to get to and from emergency situations. Around 750 members of the armed forces will be deployed next week as 10,000 ambulance workers are due to join walkouts, reports the Mirror.
They will be allowed to use blue lights and sirens, but will have to follow the driving rules as other road users. A health minister said some people who call 999 during the strikes will see an ambulance arrive at heir doors instead of paramedics.
Will Quince told MPs: "999 calls are triaged and categorised from category 1 to category 4. On the days of ambulance strike action it’s likely that category 1 and category 2 calls, where there is an immediate threat to life, will be responded to.
