North West Ambulance Service confirmed 89 members of military personnel were supporting the trust across the north west
Military personnel have been spotted in ambulances in Greater Manchester as paramedics stage walkouts across the region. Ambulance workers, paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other NHS staff have gone on strike in England and Wales, with the disruption caused by the walkout expected to 'continue for the next few days'.
It's understood as many as 20 picket lines were staged across Greater Manchester, with perhaps the biggest at Plymouth Grove near Manchester Central ambulance station and Manchester Royal Infirmary. An NWAS spokesperson said: "I can confirm that we have 89 military staff supporting us across the North West and they are driving ambulances supported by a clinical colleague and responding as required."
Dave Robb, 64, a paramedic for 36 years in the north west and based in Warrington, said colleagues were quitting as they can 'not do it any longer'.
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