pgy- in 20 years following a dispute over pay. thejoint in 20 years following a dispute over pay. the joint teachers, in 20 years following a dispute over pay. thejoint teachers, nurses, ambulance workers and taken industrial actions. the union has rejected a pay offer and they will give the government ten days to come up give the government ten days to come up with a better offer or the strikes will go ahead. we can speak with the general secretary of the fire brigade union, met rack. good afternoon mr rack. your members have voted to go on strike. give us a bit of background as to why they have done so? ,., ., ., ., ., w done so? good afternoon rachel. firefighters done so? good afternoon rachel. firefighters have done so? good afternoon rachel. firefighters have been done so? good afternoon rachel. firefighters have been facing - done so? good afternoon rachel. firefighters have been facing a i done so? good afternoon rachel. | firefighters have been facing a tax on their pay
altogether. thank you very much for your time- met altogether. thank you very much for your time. met rack, altogether. thank you very much for your time. met rack, the altogether. thank you very much for your time. met rack, the general - your time. met rack, the general secretary of the fire brigades union. thank you. ministers and nhs leaders have announced plans to provide hundreds more ambulances and thousands of hospital beds in england by next winter. 0ne billion pounds of existing funding is being allocated and there are also measures to try to reduce the number of patients who turn up at a and e, and then stay overnight. but there are questions about how the extra resources will be staffed and some health experts warn the proposals will be undermined by a burnt out workforce. 0ur health correspondent, katherine da costa, has the details. right, hi, how are you? nice to see you. after weeks of unprecedented strain on the nhs, and criticism over record delays in a&e. i