Real impact of ambulance strikes

<p>Thousands of NHS paramedics, technicians and call handlers follow nurses taking to picket lines for 12 hours in a long-running pay dispute.</p><p>Amid sustained pressure on 999 and 111 services, eight English and Welsh NHS and ambulance trusts declare critical incidents, despite promises of “life and limb cover”.</p><p>Londoners requiring an ambulance until midnight on Wednesday are even being told in some cases they should get to A&amp;E under their own steam.</p><p>Meanwhile, the army’s been deployed to help deal with driving ambulances, but they’re not cleared to treat patients.</p><p>For the latest analysis on this historic industrial action and where it all leaves Rishi Sunak, the Leader’s joined by Evening Standard political editor Nicholas Cecil.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>