Ambulance strike

[Kimosabi]

16 minutes ago, Mesterh said:

I'll bet that their job spec and wages aren't the same now as what they signed up to. Hence the strike. I'll also bet not many of them had a goods might sleep on the night of striking.

Eh?

[Mesterh]

17 minutes ago, Kimosabi said:

Eh?

Go ask an ambulance driver if they took any joy from striking.

[Lowestoft Firewood]

With 1st hand experience of some of the behind the scenes at an ambulance Trust its so disorganised and nonsensical on many levels.

 

You've also got a split of crew who do anything to try and have a long wait at hospital so they don't have to go to any other calls and others who hate it. 

 

One big issue is we get sent to many many calls which don't need an ambulance, possibly a GP but things like 111 get freaked out and send one at the drop of a hat. 

[trigger_andy]

13 hours ago, Kimosabi said:

Should ambulance staff be allowed to go on strike considering the risk to people's lives 

Yes. They are not slaves.

[trigger_andy]

10 hours ago, Kimosabi said:

Why not?

Because it’s retarded?

[Lowestoft Firewood]

51 minutes ago, Lowestoft Firewood said:

With 1st hand experience of some of the behind the scenes at an ambulance Trust its so disorganised and nonsensical on many levels.

 

You've also got a split of crew who do anything to try and have a long wait at hospital so they don't have to go to any other calls and others who hate it. 

 

One big issue is we get sent to many many calls which don't need an ambulance, possibly a GP but things like 111 get freaked out and send one at the drop of a hat. 

Should also add the amount of frequent callers is horrendous. If you get to spend time in a call / control centre you'll see the impact this has on staff. 

 

In our region there is over 100 some of which call up to 60 times per day in the hopes they'll get a truck despatched and hurl abuse at the crew or try and get a lift to hospital to meet their mates who are doing the same thing. 

 

In one area they have WhatsApp groups to coordinate. 

 

 

[Kimosabi]

Just now, trigger_andy said:

Because it’s retarded?

Perhaps you are retarded?

[trigger_andy]

9 hours ago, Kimosabi said:

But what if someone dies as a consequence of an ambulance not turning up was more what i was saying 

That’s on the Government then. 

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Kimosabi said:

Perhaps you are retarded?

Perhaps. 

[Kimosabi]

1 minute ago, trigger_andy said:

That’s on the Government then. 

So if a member of your family dies as a result of an ambulance not turning up that's good?