Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales will strike over pay on Wednesday, increasing the strain on a state-funded health service a day after nurses walked out, with hospital bosses saying the action would put patients at risk.
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay said the National Health Service would prioritize those with life-threatening needs.
The GMB Union has said pay in the health service has fallen 17% in real terms since 2010, while demand for ambulances has risen 77% in the same period. "We have tried everything to raise pay, the issue that is causing this dispute, but the government will not listen and will not talk," she said in a statement on Wednesday.An independent pay review body has awarded more than 1 million NHS workers a pay rise of at least 1,400 pounds , equating to an increase of at least 4% for most ambulance staff, according to the government.
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