Nottingham ambulance workers have said patient safety is being compromised every day as they took to the picket lines. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) workers in Nottinghamshire joined thousands across England and Wales in taking strike action over pay on Wednesday, December 21.
GMB Union members set up picket lines at stations in Stapleford, Beechdale, Wilford, Carlton and others from 6am for the 24-hour strike. Paramedic Georgia Ramage and emergency medical technician Sarah Callaghan said the industrial action was not just about pay.
"It's not my main priority, it's more welfare of staff and patients in the wider NHS," said Ms Ramage, 26. "You don't get into this job for the money, you do it out of the goodwill of your nature and wanting to help people. But there becomes a burnout within yourself if you're pushed too much. People are dying in corridors and it needs to stop."
