think it s unhelpful. it is unhelpful for policing and i think it is unhelpful to the intrusion it creates in the community. but with the type of society we live in now and the first for true crime and being part of it, how do we manage that and perhaps feed it in a different way? it is going to be thinking outside the box and outside everybody s comfort zone that if this is going to happen in the future, we need to be alive to it, how are we going to deal with it and keep it manageable for everybody? 0k, thank you very much for your thoughts this morning. ok, thank you very much for your thoughts this morning. 0k, thank you very much for your thoughts this morning. ambulance workers in england and wales are on strike again, in an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. more than 10,000 workers are taking part in today s industrial action, with one union boss accusing the government of putting its head in the sand over the issue. peter ruddick has the details. paramedics, emergency
are taking part in today s industrial action as one union boss accuses the government of putting its head in the sand over the issue. peter ruddick reports. paramedics, emergency care assistants and 299 call handlers are once again swapping ambulances and control rooms for picket lines. workers from the gmb and united unions were walking out and seven different her ambulance areas are reflected. they will be joined by staff in wales after the gmb followed unite in rejecting a pay offer from the welsh government. in total more than 10,000 people will take part in a dispute that shows little sign of being resolved. minister has not met with us for several weeks and there is no date in the diary and it seems the government simply wants to put their head in the sand and hopes this disappears. our members movement is strong and they are getting increasingly angry about the way they are treated over this, they fear it should be
hospitals serving liverpool, and in half an error we will see nurses in this building behind me go out on strike. in halfan this building behind me go out on strike. in half an hour. not everywhere will be affected today in england, about one in three hospital trust. about 200 metres down the road is the local ambulance station. today we are also going to see industrial action from members of the gmb and unite unions, karen medics, ball handlers, paramedics and call handlers, they started at midnight. the combination of the strikes has nhs bosses worried about the impact on patients today. 0ver the impact on patients today. over the impact on patients today. over the weekend, on friday we had some news from wales, the welsh government increased the pay offer to nhs workers so some strike action, not all, but some has been suspended. the nurses union in england saying over the weekend that if it had received a similar pay offer in england, then strike action here also would hav
course the strike by ambulance staff which we saw yesterday, the second one by ambulance staff, paramedics and call handlers, dispatchers were on strike yesterday. are we are going to see more strikes from them? well, that looks definitely possible. the gmb, one of the union is going on strike, has a big meeting on monday. we understand if the government is not revise its pay offer, they could announce more dates for strikes next week so the dates for strikes next week so the dates will get announced next week, then strikes could take place towards the end of january and beginning of february. i should point out if you look at weekly data, there is a bit of good news. so the amount of time that ambulances had to wait outside hospitals, this is last week, actually fell back. it is still very high, but it fell back. about one in three ambulances were being held for at least half an hour, the target to deliver a patient is 15 minutes. slightly better. and when you look at the number of pe
with health service leaders warning the system is in a precarious position. call handlers and dispatchers are also taking part in the industrial action, the second such strike to take place in england and wales in three weeks. people are being warned that ambulances may not be dispatched for some emergencies, such as heart attacks and strokes, and the effect this time is expected to be worse than the first walkout. gareth barlow reports. it is the second walkout by ambulance staff this winter. workers including paramedics, emergency care assistants, ambulance to missions, other 999 crew and controlling staff across england and wales are striking over pay, with nhs managers warning this round of action will be more severe than the last. more than 20,000 ambulance workers across england and wales are due to walk out. only the east of england ambulance service and the isle of wight nhs trust are unaffected. the strike will involve all staff, including paramedics and call handlers,