are set to walk out in the lead up to christmas, in a row over pay and conditions. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. ona on a visit to an emergency call centre in essex, the health secretary expressed concerns about wednesday s strike by ambulance crews in england and wales and says the unions now have to provide greater clarity about what level of cover they will provide on strike days. won it is absolutely essential that in terms of the ambulance strikes, we get the confirmation from the trade unions that they will prioritise emergency calls, life threatening calls and ensure that there is sufficient cover for those to protect patient safety. the unions say they will respond to life threatening emergencies and are discussing detailed plans for cover with ambulance trusts, but they also say the strikes could be stopped if the government was willing to talk about pay. the government was willing to talk about -a . ~ ., ., ., the government was willing to talk about
over pay and conditions. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. what s the address of the emergency? on a visit to an emergency call centre in essex, the health secretary expressed concerns about wednesday s strike by ambulance crews in england and wales. he says the unions now have to provide greater clarity on what level of cover they will provide on strike days. it s absolutely essential that in terms of the ambulance strikes, we get confirmation from the trade unions that they will prioritise emergency calls, life threatening calls, and ensure that there is sufficient cover for those to protect patient safety. the unions say they will respond to life threatening emergencies and are discussing detailed plans for cover with ambulance trusts. they also say the strikes could be stopped if the government was willing to talk about pay. what do we want? fair pay! when the health secretary was asked if he d considered giving nurses a one off payment, but had been blocked b
have won the event since 1986. to the uk now, which is being hit by a wave of strikes. the cabinet minister with responsibility for strike contingency planning has said unions should call off action scheduled for the coming days and that the government will be resolute over pay. on tuesday, nurses in some trusts in england as well as in wales and northern ireland are due to hold a second strike, followed on wednesday by 10,000 ambulance and 999 staff in england and wales. from friday, border force staff will go on strike for several days, with significant disruption expected at major airports. here is our political correspondent iain watson. what is the address of the emergency? on our visit to an emergency call centre in essex, the health secretary concerns about the strike by ambulance crews in england and wales. he said
the health secretary steve barclay has told unions they need to make sure that life threatening emergencies are covered, as the uk faces a week of the most disruptive strike action so far this winter. eight different groups of workers including nurses and ambulance staff are set to walk out in the lead up to christmas, in a row over pay and conditions. our political correspondent iain watson has the latest. what s the address of the emergency? on a visit to an emergency call centre in essex, the health secretary expressed concerns about wednesday s strike by ambulance crews in england and wales. he says the unions now have to provide greater clarity on what level of cover they will provide on strike days. it s absolutely essential that in terms of the ambulance strikes, we get confirmation from the trade unions that they will prioritise emergency calls, life threatening calls, and ensure that there is sufficient cover for those to protect patient safety. the unions say they will resp