Strikes update: How Monday 20 February’s walkouts will affect you

Health workers’ strikes in England and Wales are set to intensify in the coming weeks. More NHS workers at more trusts are joining the fray.

Ambulance workers are leaving the Ambulance Trust in Wales and seven of the ten Ambulance Trusts in England on Monday.

Two unions are involved – Unite and GMB. Unite members will then continue their ambulance strike in Wales on Tuesday and Wednesday.

In Scotland, where all health strikes are suspended, a new salary offer of 14% over two years is now on the table.

The strike by Border Force officers at Dover, Calais, Dunkirk and the Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal will last until Monday morning – expected to end around 0700 GMT. The Interior Ministry is warning travelers to expect disruptions.

You can read more about or watch this report on why people are on strike and below you can find information on how it might affect you.

Ambulance workers from the Unite and GMB unions in Wales and several regions of England are on strike on Monday.

The strike will only affect non-life threatening calls and people are advised to call 999 in an emergency.

Ambulances continue to be dispatched to the most life-threatening calls – known as Category 1, which includes cardiac arrests.

Patients who require time-critical treatment, such as B. a kidney or cancer treatment, are transported.

Less urgent calls – known as Category 2, which includes some strokes and severe burns – may have to wait longer than usual for an ambulance.

The NHS advice reads:

On Monday, Border Force staff will end their four-day strike around 07:00 GMT.

The strike only affects international travel into the UK and there could be disruption after the strike ends.

The PCS union expected 1,000 of its members to dock at the ports of Calais, Dunkirk and Dover and at the Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal over the four days.

Military personnel and officials have been trained to intervene and carry out border controls, although military personnel will not travel to France.

Still, the government said people should prepare their families for longer waits at border control.

People should use e-gates where possible and check with operators before traveling, it said.

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Additional reporting by Noor Nanji

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