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financial year beginning in april. but unions say any talks most folk on the current pay deal. mike is a paramedic. you have been working for 13 years. a lot of the focus is on pay but also, according to you, conditions. paint a picture of what life is like? for conditions. paint a picture of what life is like? life is like? for almost two years it has become life is like? for almost two years it has become commonplace - life is like? for almost two years it has become commonplace to l life is like? for almost two years - it has become commonplace to queue at hospitat it has become commonplace to queue at hospital. we could be queueing for an at hospital. we could be queueing for an entire shift. we don t get to respond for an entire shift. we don t get to respond to for an entire shift. we don t get to respond to a single patient on night shift. we would be literally waiting for those waiting to be seen in the hospitat for those waiting to be seen in the hospital. obviously
government becomes more open to thinking about pay for this financial year, so 22 23, because we know that is central to part of this dispute and therefore central to a way out of this escalating industrial action.- way out of this escalating industrial action. , ,., ., , industrial action. very importantly, how are trusts industrial action. very importantly, how are trusts managing industrial action. very importantly, how are trusts managing so - industrial action. very importantly, how are trusts managing so far- industrial action. very importantly, | how are trusts managing so far with demand? ~ ., . demand? well, i think we will have to assess the demand? well, i think we will have to assess the impact demand? well, i think we will have to assess the impact of demand? well, i think we will have to assess the impact of today - demand? well, i think we will have to assess the impact of today as i demand? well, i think we will have | to assess the impact of today as the day
unions are walking out today, mainly in the midlands, north of england and wales. london and the south west are also affected. for specialist paramedic tom, it s a frustrating time. he s been in thejob for six years and loves it, but says the past six months have been increasingly challenging. recently, certainly in the last couple of years, really exacerbated in the last six months, thisjob has become very, very difficult. we are all very, very tired. the pressure on services, nhs wide, but also on the ambulance service, has increased exponentially. and it s really hard to be in the position that we are at today where you are sort of looking from the position, i don t know how this gets better, i really don t. 999 mode activated. this is the latest walk out in this dispute about pay. a dozen strike days are planned by paramedics between now and the end of march, including what could be the biggest ever day of nhs industrial action on february 6th, when nurses are set to strike as well
perhaps to having constructive talks which don t necessarily have that formal focus on pay but that is now where we think the discussions need to focus. , . ., where we think the discussions need to focus. , ., ,, ., ., where we think the discussions need to focus. , ., ,, ., ., ., to focus. let s talk about that a bit more because to focus. let s talk about that a bit more because as to focus. let s talk about that a bit more because as you - to focus. let s talk about that a . bit more because as you indicated, the health secretary steve barclay has insisted the talks have been constructive but what is your assessment in a bit more detail if you would have how those discussions have been going in terms of actually finding a way through this? it is im ortant finding a way through this? it is important to finding a way through this? it is important to say finding a way through this? it 3 important to say that my organisation isn t at the table so we are not directly involv