Health secretary says it is not yet certain if staff in England and Wales will respond to calls from people who have had heart attacks
The health secretary, Steve Barclay, has said there will be a shortfall of ambulances in England and Wales when workers go on strike this month because the government’s contingency plans will not be able to cover all emergency responses.
Unions have said they will tend to life-threatening incidents – known as category-one emergency responses – including during their largest strike for 30 years on 21 and 28 December.
