The UK government advises people not to play contact sports, take unnecessary car trips or get 'blind drunk' in order to reduce their risk of needing an ambulance as workers plan to strike on Wednesday.
abc.net.au/news/uk-told-not-to-get-drunk-or-play-sports-ambulance-strike/101802856Thousands of ambulance workers in the United Kingdom began a one-day strike on Wednesday, with unions and the government swapping accusations of blame for putting lives at risk.
"It's the season of parties, pre-Christmas, so do enjoy yourself but obviously don't get so drunk that you end up with an unnecessary visit" to a hospital emergency room, he said. Visiting a picket line in central England, she said "this government can make different choices. They can say that 'Actually we choose to invest in the people in the .' But they are looking at different choices, because they don't want this to end. I think they want this crisis to be there."
"A lot of the time, I'll sign on to an ambulance and the first job of the day is to go down to the hospital, relieve the night or day crew, and then I will spend my whole shift outside the hospital," said Harry Maskers, an emergency medical technician from Cardiff, Wales.Ambulance crews are due to strike again on December 28.
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