Elderly people who fall over at home are 'unlikely to get an ambulance' when NHS workers go on strike later this month
Ambulance workers are walking out on December 21 along with other NHS staff.
An NHS source said: “Without a clear agreement that they should be exempt, elderly patients who have called an ambulance following a fall could be left waiting longer or not be responded to at all during the strike period as they wouldn’t typically be included under category one and two calls.
The UK's top charity representing elderly people called on "all the parties" involved to continue negotiating to avoid the strikes. “On a personal level, I have had the scenario of my mother-in-law falling over and being on the floor for hours, waiting for an ambulance – and that’s without any strikes.
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