Bosses say ambulances will attend 'the most urgent calls such as cardiac arrests' during tomorrow's strikes, as well as 'other very serious cases such as heart attacks, strokes, difficulty in breathing and maternity cases'.
Ambulances will respond to "the most urgent calls" across the West Midlands despite strike action, according to bosses.West Midlands Ambulance Service has confirmed the outcome of its discussions with staff over the level of service which will be provided during Wednesday's strike action.
A statement from WMAS said:"The public of the West Midlands are being given an assurance that, on Wednesday, the ambulance service will continue to respond to incidents where this is a threat to life, despite strike action by two of our unions. The strike will see members of Unite walk out from 6am to 5.59pm on Wednesday, while members of the GMB union will strike throughout the entire day.
“In addition, staff in our non-emergency patient transport service will continue to convey vulnerable groups, such as patients undertaking renal dialysis, cancer treatments, palliative care, emergency scans, within the strike period timeframe."
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