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999 - Ambulance Update

by John - 10:43 on 06 October 2011

6th October

£100 - a ton - a wunner - four ponies - thats the amount of - cash - dosh - readies -  that our ambulance personel will recieve for responding to a life threatening emergency during a break.

At last, an interim deal has been reached with two of the main ambulance unions.  This will run on a trial basis till the end of December.

The deal should pave the way for a final settlement in the long-running dispute over payments to crews responding to emergency calls during their meal breaks.

John Gallacher, Unite union's Scottish ambulance service convener, said: "An interim arrangement will be put in place, covering until the end of December, where staff will be required to be available during their rest periods to attend Category A calls and be paid £100 for each call out.   In addition, they will receive a pro-rata payment of an additional £250 for a full year."

Source:  The Scotsman

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