Mark Smith says he is striking because 'enough is enough' and the NHS needs more investment.
Mark Smith says ambulance staff are frustrated they are unable to adequately help patients
Simon Day, another WMAS paramedic who lives near Telford, said the wages "stagnation" and underfunding of the NHS "as a whole" was the root cause of pressures causing high numbers of workers to leave.Monday markswith ambulance staff in the GMB and Unite unions involved, as well as Royal College of Nursing members in England.
Mr Smith, from Hereford, a paramedic with the RAF in Iraq during both Gulf Wars, said the dispute was not just about pay but overall funding for the NHS.Mr Smith said life-threatening calls would still be responded to on Monday
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