Tag Archives: Paramedics

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

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NI Ambulance workers vote for industrial action in shift dispute 

Management proposals risk leaving areas without adequate ambulance cover and are an attempt to make paramedics pay the price for a staffing crisis they did not cause Paramedics and ambulance workers in Unite have voted decisively for industrial action in … Continue reading

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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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