Ambulance strike dates 2023: Full list of NHS walkouts | The Sun
AMBULANCE workers who are attached to unions will be taking industrial action from January 2023.
This is all you need to know about which days ambulance workers will be striking.
When are ambulance services on strike?
- Monday, January 23 – GMB (West Midlands), Unite and Unison ambulance workers
- Tuesday, January 24 – GMB (North West) ambulance workers
- Thursday, January 26 – Unite (in Northern Ireland)
- Monday, February 6 – Unite (in North West, North East, West Midlands, East Midlands and Wales), plus GMB ambulance workers and nurses
- Thursday, February 16 – Unite (in Northern Ireland) plus GMB workers
- Friday, February 17 – Unite (in West Midlands and Northern Ireland)
- Monday, February 20 – Unite (in East Midlands, North East and Wales) plus GMB workers
- Wednesday, February22 – Unite (in North West)
- Thursday, February 23– Unite (in Northern Ireland)
- Friday, February 24– Unite (in Northern Ireland)
- Monday, March 6 – Unite (in North West, North East, West Midlands, East Midlands and Wales) plus GMB workers
- Monday, March 20 – Unite (in North West, North East,West Midlands, East Midlands and Wales) plus GMB workers
The three trade unions involved are GMB, Unite and Union.
According to the GMB website, the following trusts will be affected:
- South West Ambulance Service
- South East Coast Ambulance Service
- North West Ambulance Service
- South Central Ambulance Service
- North East Ambulance Service
- East Midlands Ambulance Service
- Welsh Ambulance Service
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service
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Under trade union law, emergency cover will still be provided and staff can leave the picket lines to attend.
What should you do if you need an ambulance?
The NHS website advises people to call 111 to assess their situation.
Ambulances will still be able to respond in situations of serious illness, but this may only be where there is an immediate risk to life.
Patients should take advice from 111 or 999 call-handlers on whether there are circumstances where it is suitable for them to make their own way to hospital.
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Why are ambulance services on strike?
Ambulance services are going on strike in a dispute over pay and staffing shortages.
The unions have suggested that government refusal to release extra funds for healthcare workers could lead to months of disruption.
Are all ambulance staff members on strike?
Ambulance crews working for five services in England represented by Unison will be striking.
However, it is expected that crews will still respond to category 1 emergency calls, seen to be the most life-threatening.
These would include heart attacks or strokes, where the patient needs immediate treatment to prevent death.
It's also thought that some category 2 emergencies, such as a stroke, will also be attended, but most category 2, 3 and 4 emergencies will not be covered.
Call handlers under GMB, Unite and Unison will also be part of the industrial action.
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