⚠️ Public warned 'don't get blind drunk' and avoid contact sport during ambulance strike today
have been warned there is no guarantee an ambulance or a paramedic will turn up if complications arise during labour.
Ambulance workers on the picket line in Coventry. The service is struggling with staff shortages, staff retention and some of the highest sickness absence rates in the NHS Mr Barclay said people should “use their common sense” when considering calling 999. He told Sky News: “The system will be under very severe pressure today. We’re saying to the public to exercise their common sense in terms of what activities they do, being mindful of those pressures that are on the system.”programme: “It’s the season of parties, pre-Christmas, so do enjoy yourself but obviously don’t get so drunk that you end up with an unnecessary visit to A&E.
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