0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith reports on the impact of that strike. fervent in freezing conditions. these workers say their fight isn t just for pay, but for the future of their ailing service. december saw the worst ever performance and the highest ever demand for the most urgent calls in wales. kerry says she s sick of being stuck outside hospitals, unable to hand over patients. sometimes we can be on the back of an ambulance for a whole shift. 0ur radios are constantly going, emergency calls which we cannot attend. by the end of the shift, we re still sitting with that same patient, waiting for cover. to settle the strikes, a wales only deal has been discussed with the health unions, but ministers say they can t afford their demands of a permanent inflation rate pay rise. that offer of a one off patient from the welsh labour government last week didn t satisfy these ambulance workers or any of the other health workers around wales.
for the second day in a row. bus drivers in parts of london staged a round of industrial action. teachers in parts of scotland have been continuing their 16 day wave of rolling strikes. and more than 1,000 ambulance workers across wales have been striking over pay and conditions, in the first day of action by the unite union. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith reports on the impact of that strike. fervent in freezing conditions. these workers say their fight isn t just for pay, but for the future of their ailing service. december saw the worst ever performance and the highest ever demand for the most urgent calls in wales. kerry says she s sick of being stuck outside hospitals, unable to hand over patients. sometimes we can be on the back of an ambulance for a whole shift. 0ur radios are constantly going, emergency calls which we cannot attend. by the end of the shift, we re still sitting with that same patient, waiting for cover. to settle the strikes, a wales only deal has been d
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purchase anything from them. i left a clear notice asking them to deliver my parcel, an espresso machine worth hundreds of pounds, to a neighbour. as you can see, it was left on my doorstep next to the notice. my frustration is because i am| a small business, we have lost customers obviously through it, because they look at it - personally, that it s . actually our business, about our failing toi provide their goods. and that s the most frustrating thing i find of all. i have had evri deliver a parcel, leave it out at the back of the house and out in the rain without letting us know it had been delivered. all i can say is, thank you evri. i m aware that my experience isn t the same as lots of other people, but our personal experience is that we have had great service from evri. 0ur delivery person has been consistent for at least the last couple of years.
to make your own way to hospital. despite those reassurances, the government has warned that a national deal to agree a minimum level of cover hasn t been agreed, with crews already struggling to respond in time to calls for emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes. ambulance staff, along with other nhs workers, have been offered a pay rise averaging 4.75%. but unions want an above inflation pay increase, saying that low wages are contributing to staffing issues across the service. despite the strikes, the vital message to the public is, if it is a critical, life threatening emergency, do still call 999. gareth barlow, bbc news. 0ur wales correspondent tomos morgan is on a picket line in newport. tomos, what impact will this strike have in wales? yes, a real sense of deja vu here