As reported by the BBC, ambulance staff across most of England and Wales will go on strike on 21 December in a dispute over pay
The coordinated walkout by the three main ambulance unions – Unison, GMB and Unite – will affect non-life threatening calls only.
But it could mean people who have had trips and falls not being responded to.
Members of GMB, which represents nearly a third of the 50,000-strong workforce, will then follow that up with another walkout on 28 December.
It comes as Royal College of Nursing members are also preparing to go on strike on 15 and 20 December in parts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The impact of the first ambulance walkout will be patchy as Unison, which is the largest union in the sector, only has a strike mandate for half of England’s 10 regional services for the 21 December walkout.
The walkouts will involve paramedics as well as control room staff and support workers, with the military on standby to help out.
The start times and lengths of the walkouts vary between unions and services, but all will last between 12 hours and 24 hours.
The only service which will be completely unaffected, however, is the East of England.
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