'People are dying in corridors and it needs to stop'
Nottingham ambulance workers have said patient safety is being compromised every day as they took to the picket lines. East Midlands Ambulance Service workers in Nottinghamshire joined thousands across England and Wales in taking strike action over pay on Wednesday, December 21.
"The other day, for example, we had handed over a patient and were due to have our break, then there's a shout-out on the radio saying the nearest crew for a category one call is 22 minutes away. That can be life and death, so we shout up, answer the call, do what we can for the patient and we're an hour late off after that."
Staff on the picket lines enjoyed plenty of public support, with countless passing cars honking their horns. Members of the public, including a nurse and a council worker, also came over to drop off snacks.
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