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Tag Archives: NIAS
Response failures highlights need to end NI ambulance staffing crisis
Paramedics are almost into third year of industrial action over unacceptable working conditions Unite has released responses to a freedom of information (FoI) request on staffing shortfalls and the resulting failure to meet targets for ambulance response times. The figures … Continue reading
Minister must end unsafe staffing at NI ambulance control centre, Unite
Three workers left to answer 999 calls from across the entire region, reporting up to 82 calls on hold Unite is warning the staffing crisis in Northern Ireland’s ambulance service is pushing workers beyond breaking point. Members working at the … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services
Tagged 999 calls, NIAS, Norman Cunningham, Sharon Graham, staffing crisis
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New data exposes shortfalls in night-time ambulance and rapid response cover
Unite demands 45-minute maximum ambulance waiting times outside emergency departments to reduce pressures on service Unite has released data revealing the crisis in night-time shift cover in Northern Ireland’s Ambulance Service (NIAS). The figures cover a 30 day period from … Continue reading
Northern Ireland Health and Social Care workers strike for improved pay
Massive 87 per cent average vote for strike action across Northern Ireland trusts 4000 Unite members to strike on 26 January, February 16 ,17 and 23, 24. Unite the union has confirmed that its members working across the health and … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services
Tagged fair pay, Healthcare, HSC, Kevin McAdam, NHS, NIAS, Sharon Graham, social care, strike
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Proposed radical reform of NI Ambulance Service is welcome but must be underpinned by level playing field on pay for paramedics
Political failure has led to situation where paramedics in Northern Ireland are paid eight thousand pounds less a year than those in England and Wales No guarantees that proposals to recruit additional 300 paramedics to meet 50% surge in demand … Continue reading
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