NHS 999 staff are quitting and suffering burnout due to the relentless pressure of calls, sometimes involving suicides, stabbings, shootings and patients dying before ambulances can reach them, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Figures obtained by the union from UK ambulance services* show high turnover rates among call handlers, which staff say are often due to […]
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Commenting on a report by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) on violence against ambulance staff released today (Thursday), UNISON national ambulance officer Sharan Bandesha said: “No one should be attacked for simply doing their job. Ambulance workers who respond to emergencies, from heart attacks to car crashes, are trying to save lives. “Rising pressure on the health service has […]
Paramedics across the UK are being forced to watch patients deteriorate, and in some cases die, because they can’t hand them over to A&E departments quickly enough, according to UNISON research. The survey findings are released as health workers assemble in Liverpool for the union’s annual health conference, which begins on Monday 7 April. UNISON’s […]
Commenting on new figures published by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives today (Tuesday) highlighting the levels of physical and verbal abuse directed at UK ambulance staff, UNISON deputy head of health Alan Lofthouse said: “Nobody should endure violence or abuse just for doing their job. It’s appalling that paramedics and ambulance workers, who deliver life-saving care, are […]
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Strike: picket lines across the region tomorrow Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) staff will commence twelve hours of strike action on Wednesday 11th January. Here are the confirmed picket lines at ambulance stations and other YAS workplaces. Picket lines will run for 12 hours – 10am to 10pm. Hull Sutton Fields Ambulance […]
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