The coordinated walkout by the three main ambulance unions - Unison, GMB and Unite - will affect non-life threatening calls only.
But it could mean people who have had trips and falls not being responded to. BBC News
See also:
- Ambulance staff will respond to life threatening emergencies despite strike, says NHS Confederation chief Channel 4 News
- Operations and appointments could still be cancelled even if strikes are called off, says NHS chief The Daily Mail
- NHS Christmas strikes: More than 10,000 ambulance workers will walk out on Dec 21 and 28 The Daily Mail
- Elderly who fall at home unlikely to get an ambulance during strikes The Daily Telegraph
- Ambulance workers and NHS staff to strike days before Christmas in pay row Evening Standard
- Ambulance workers in England and Wales to strike on 21 December The Guardian
- Government to ‘scapegoat’ nurses for NHS failings, claims Wes Streeting – video The Guardian
- What ambulance strike means for calls, response times and staffing The Independent
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