could be life threatening. i mean, touch wood, it isn t, but, you know, you re going to be concerned. and this is the type of call where life and limb is not immediately threatened. that ll probably have to be dealt with by non striking managers or the army when thousands of ambulance staff begin their strike on wednesday. and with around a quarter of ambulance paramedics outside their stations on picket lines, won t that put patients at risk? ambulance stations are spread out across the south west, and we re confident that our unison members who are on the picket line will want to respond to any emergencies in their local communities. a government health minister was visiting a bakery in the region staffed by adults with disabilities and there was no sign of any more dough on the table. if people need an ambulance, they have a critical need that requires it, they should most definitely seek that in the usual way. but we ve got record numbers of ambulances
with by non striking managers or the army when thousands of ambulance staff begin their strike on wednesday. and with around a quarter of ambulance paramedics outside their stations on picket lines, won t that put patients at risk? ambulance stations are spread out across the south west, and we re confident that our unison members who are on the picket line will want to respond to any emergencies in their local communities. a government health minister was visiting a bakery in the region staffed by adults with disabilities and there was no sign of any more dough on the table. if people need an ambulance, they have a critical need that requires it, they should most definitely seek that in the usual way. but we ve got record numbers of ambulances waiting outside hospitals. we have several deaths linked to these delays already. if the situation gets worse with strikes, the government could have responsibility for further deaths. i think what is absolutely essential is that ministers c
we contacted each ambulance trust striking tomorrow to ask which of these calls union members will respond to. not all of them replied, and some didn t give specific details. but here are a few examples from those who did. east midlands ambulance service told us that their striking union members would respond to all immediately life threatening category i calls. in some circumstances they would also respond to the most serious category 2 calls which are strokes, gynaecology emergencies where a mother or baby is at risk, road traffic collisions where a patient is trapped, or children aged five and under who are unwell. in the north east of england the response will depend on which union staff are from gmb members will only respond to life threatening calls, unison members will also respond to some category 2 calls.
and selected amber 1 calls for particular complaints , which they describe as those calling with chest pains, strokes and gynaecology emergencies. they will also respond to road traffic accidents. and in the north east of england it depends which union staff are from gmb members will only respond to life threatening calls, unison members will also respond to some category two calls. let s speak now to our political correspondent iain watson who s at westminister for us. we saw a real hodgepodge of provision for people across the country. is there any sign that ministers might adjust their stance over pay? in ministers might ad ust their stance over -a ? ., ., ., over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was speaking over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was speaking to over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was speaking to a - over pay? in a word, no. the prime minister was speaking to a senior i minister was speak
on in gymnastics, swimming and cycling down at the london velodrome. but as the tunes continue to pump out at the victoria square, thanks to zoe ball, i will hand back to you, chris. it looks fantastic, much more on the bbc website as well. around 40,000 bt workers are striking today as well as those from the exam board aqa. bt workers are holding their first national strike against real terms pay cuts. the next strike is on monday. and up to 180 unison members working for aqa are also taking industrial action over pay. as a result, pupils and students waiting for exam results in england, wales and northern ireland could face delays. well, someone who was at a picket line with striking bt and 0penreach workers is the labour mp sam tarry was who sacked as transport minister by sir keir starmer during the rail strike. the labour leader said he was removed for doing interviews without permission and making up