Ambulance employees work in all sorts of situations and weathers.
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Ambulance pressures taking a significant toll on staff, says UNISON
Ambulance staff, like so many in the NHS, can’t just leave their stress at the door when they get home.
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London ambulance staff lead humanitarian convoy to Ukraine
Paramedics are driving 1,000 miles to deliver 10 ambulances to Ukraine health workers and relief goods to refugees
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Long ambulance delays causing distress for patients and staff
There are real fears that staff and services will be unable to cope as demand inevitably increases.
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Scottish Ambulance Service funding ‘welcome’ but ‘not enough’
Unite Scotland has responded to the announcement by the Scottish Health Secretary, Humza Yousaf, stating that extra investment and resources for the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) is ‘welcome’ but…Read more…
Welfare of ambulance staff at risk as services face ‘unsustainable’ demand
UNISON has written to ambulance service chiefs calling for urgent support for staff as services face unprecedented 999 call volumes and unsustainable demand from the public. The letter to Daren…Read more…
‘Unacceptable situation’
The troubled North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) NHS Trust has been accused of ‘dragging its feet’ in its investigation over an alleged racist comment directed at a leading Unite rep. Unite the union…Read more…
‘Totally unacceptable’
North West ambulance staff are to hold a consultative ballot over whether to proceed to an industrial action ballot about a new system that is leaving them exhausted because of excessive mileage….Read more…
‘Managers are bringing tea to us’: inside the 111 service during COVID-19
‘On Saturday, I got through 26 calls in six hours. And I think only three were non-coronavirus. Now it feels like a relief to get a non-COVID call.’
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Ambulance delays down to nine-year NHS funding squeeze
Commenting on new research from Labour, which shows that in the past three years almost 1.5 million patients have been delayed in the back of ambulances before being admitted to hospital, UNISON…Read more…
‘Time to care for the carer’
On World Mental Health Day today (October 10), Unite is shining the spotlight on the mental health issues facing ambulance staff. A new Unite survey, which has so far polled more than 550…Read more…
There must be no hiding place for bullies in the ambulance service
Unhappy, bullied and harassed ambulance employees are in no one’s interest
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‘Daily trauma’
Ambulance crews are not getting enough mental health support Unite has warned, as new figures reveal that one in ten staff at one of the UK’s largest ambulance services have taken time off in the…Read more…
999 staffing crisis
In the latest example of a mounting staffing crisis in the NHS, it was revealed that the London Ambulance Service (LAS) is struggling to answer all 999 calls because of a shortage of call handlers….Read more…
‘We break…we burnout’
My name is Debbie Wilkinson and I have been an NHS paramedic in Leeds for 27 years. I once worked out that means I have attended 999 calls at over 35,000 addresses! It’s a job I love and am…Read more…
Christmas deaths in Eastern England reveal true extent of winter crisis
Twenty grieving families will now, quite rightly, be demanding answers
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‘Try your best to enjoy Christmas Day’
In part 3 of our series on working over Christmas, we speak to Paul McQuade, a dedicated ambulance worker who’s worked for the ambulance service for nearly three decades, and as a paramedic for the…Read more…
UNISON comments on RCN story on NHS pay
NHS employees as a whole are struggling to survive on just their basic pay.
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Emergency service workers need greater protection
No one should face violence, abuse and sexual harassment at work
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Fair testing plea
Attempts to force paramedics in Yorkshire to undergo random drug and alcohol tests are being questioned by Unite. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) is deliberating on whether to change…Read more…