London – Around 100,000 nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland went on strike yesterday to demand a pay rise. This is the second strike by nurses in Britain in a week. The strike led by the Royal College of Nursing has adversely affected the operations of seventy-five hospitals.
There are approximately 340,000 nurses in Britain’s NHS. Out of this, around one lakh people under various trusts are visible in the field of struggle. The results of the survey show that even if there is no walkout, the moral support of all the others is for the strikers.
Ambulance strike today
Following the nurses’ strike, ambulance workers in England and Wales will also go on strike today. The government is more worried about the ambulance strike than the nursing strike. If people die at home without getting medical help, the consequences will be incalculable. Therefore, the government is making big preparations to deal with the ambulance strike.
NHS leadership has made a pre-announcement that it cannot guarantee safe care for patients during strike days. The average response time to an ambulance call without a strike has doubled over the past two years. This will cause the strike to last for hours.
NH should use emergency call service judiciously during strike days. S requested. The request is to use the 999 service only for life-threatening emergencies. If not, first call 111 helpline. Ambulance staff in Northern Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Wight and the East of England are not on strike. But the ambulance strike will paralyze the emergency care service at all other places.
Military help will be sought to run the ambulance
750 armed forces personnel have been specially trained and recruited for ambulance service. But the authorities themselves admit that their service may be practical only in a limited way. The government has appealed to those who suffer life-threatening injuries and serious illnesses not to hesitate to call the 999 service despite the strike.
Prime Minister declared no truce
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has given a clear signal that there will be no truce with the strikers of nurses, ambulance staff and other service sectors. The government is trying to reduce inflation. When this is possible, the crisis will be resolved. Apart from that, the prime minister gave a clear message to the protesters yesterday that he does not intend to complicate the issues further by increasing the salary