PLYMOUTH paramedics say they spend their shifts "stuck in a car park" all day and that it is "rare to go out on a job" Ambulance workers on the picket line at Derriford have shared their reasons for joining the national strike.
Up to 25,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales have gone on strike in a dispute with the Government over pay and working conditions. Paramedics, call handlers, drivers and technicians from the Unison and GMB unions took part in staggered strikes across a 24-hour period.
Paramedics say they are currently unable to do their jobs due to spending the majority of their shifts sat in ambulances outside Derriford Hospital for "hours and hours and hours" with just one patient.
Neil Armstrong, a paramedic with South Western Ambulance Service, was on the picket line on Wednesday.
He said: "We're striking today over pay and conditions. The pay has not been in line with the rate of inflation and paramedics and emergency care assistants are not earning as much money as we did ten years ago in line with the Government's inflation."
Bu hikaye The Herald dergisinin January 13, 2023 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye The Herald dergisinin January 13, 2023 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap
Argyle get dramatic win against Sunderland
CAPTAIN Fantastic Joe Edwards added to his impressive list of important goals for Plymouth Argyle during his five years at the club with an added-time winner to beat tabletopping Sunderland 3-2 at a jubilant Home Park.
Parkway in the hat for next round of FA Cup
PARKWAY entertained Southern League Division One South side Westbury United who play one level below Parkway at step 4 in the second Round Qualifying of the FA Cup.
'Wrong decision' to scrap winter fuel cash
LIBERAL Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said there will be a “lot of people who are elderly” who will “struggle this winter” as a result of means-testing the winter fuel payment.
"West will not be bullied'
THE West will not be bullied by Vladimir Putin’s threat of all-out war with Nato if Ukraine is given permission to use Western weapons to strike inside Russia, David Lammy said.
Thousands evacuated amid rising floodwaters
ANOTHER night of torrential rain across central Europe has forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday.
Bishop-elect 'honoured' to be is asked by Pope
PHILIP MOGER INSTALLED IN NOVEMBER
Installation turns heads on the Hoe
ARTIST'S WORK IS FOCUSED ON 'CRUELTY' OF FISHING
Sevens ace leads rugby course
A NEW rugby programme which will be led by a Commonwealth Games medal-winning former professional player is being delivered through a partnership between City College Plymouth and the St Columba Rugby Trust.
city 'Detested' building is on rental market
A HUGE building widely considered to be among the ugliest in Plymouth is once again empty and available for rent at £125,000 a year.
Poppy Walk can help veterans get back on their feet
EVENT WILL RAISE FUNDS FOR ROYAL BRITISH LEGION APPEAL