AMBULANCE service workers formed a picket line to take part in another historic strike on Wednesday.
GMB ambulance workers joined thousands of NHS staff across the country in order to take part in a nationwide strike.
A picket line was formed outside Bromsgrove Ambulance Hub in Lickey End after disputes over pay.
This is the second strike the ambulance workers in Bromsgrove are taking part in over the last two months.
READ MORE: M5 Crash: man and woman taken to hospital after crash
Several Cars, lorries, and vans honked their horns to show solidarity with the strikers.
Although not all drivers agreed with the strikes as two drivers drove passed and yelled 'go back to work'.
Some people on the picket line were still making their way to category one and two incidents around South Worcestershire.
And blue-lit ambulances were still leaving the Ambulance hub.
READ MORE: Worcester floods: Live updates as the River Severn rises
Paramedics, Emergency Care Assistants, call handlers, and other staff at West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) are all among those on strike today.
Emergency Services Operations Delivery Director, Nathan Hudson, said: “We have had productive discussions with our staff side colleagues to agree that ambulances will respond to:
1. The most urgent calls such as cardiac arrests and where a crew request immediate backup at the scene of a case
2. Other life-threatening cases such as heart attacks, strokes, difficulty in breathing, and maternity cases.
“In addition, staff in our non-emergency patient transport service will continue to convey vulnerable groups such as patients undertaking renal dialysis, cancer treatments, palliative care, and emergency scans within the strike period timeframe.
“Only call 999 if critically unwell or there is risk to life. Ambulances will be dispatched where clinically appropriate."
Workers are asking for their pay to be in line with inflation amid the cost of living crisis.
Paramedics, Emergency Care Assistants, call handlers and other staff previously organised a walkout on December 21 and 28.
Ambulance staff will be striking again on January 23.
And nurses from the Royal College of Nursing will be striking on 18 and 19 January 2023.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel