hospital bosses say there is deep worry about wednesday s ambulance strike. because they cannot guarantee patient safety . one of the key issues that s driving the strike is that scenes like this have become commonplace queues of ambulances outside emergency departments waiting to off load patients. rachael harrison from the gmb trade union who are involved in the strike explains. we have to realise that right now, today, people are not getting the ambulances. they are taking themselves to hospitals in a taxi because they can t get the ambulance. people are dying waiting to be handed over at a&e departments. that s happening today, and that is one of the very reasons that has driven us to this dispute, so we will do everything within our power to ensure that communities are safe during this action. the government has to play their part. we know that the military is being deployed to drive ambulances as a result