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After dealing with the M5 crash, South Western Ambulance Service is set to take over its smaller neighbour Great Western.

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A 999 pest who demanded a lift to hospital by ambulance to visit a sick relative has ended up in court.

Ian McTaggart, 58, bombarded the ambulance services with calls between December 18 and 20, last year.

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The build-up to our day of action on 30 November continues, following the overwhelming yes vote in the ballot. 

Rallies and events are being organised around the UK, in conjunction with the TUC, to show our strength of feeling against government minister proposals to cut our pension rights. 

The recent statement in Parliament, proposing changes to the government’s original plans, has yet to be translated into offers in the individual scheme specific talks covering our members in the local government pension scheme and the NHS pension scheme.

We will meet to discuss offers any time, any place up to and beyond 30 November. 

Our strike action will go ahead on that date because Tory anti-trade union laws dictate that we have to take action within 28 days or the ballot is invalid.

Cabinet secretary, Francis Maude has no legal authority to say that our members can strike for 15 minutes and not lose any pay. 

Under those same Tory laws, that authority rests with employers. Our members are not employed by Francis Maude but by 9,491 separate employers.

Six of the Best for WMAS as A.S.I. Awards scooped recently. The Ambulance Service Institute was set up to champion the work of people in pre-hospital care. As well as developing training programmes, the Institute holds an annual awards ceremony to celebrate the excellent work that goes on every single day. West Midlands Ambulance Service has won no fewer than six awards at the independent awards ceremony. Trust Chairman, Sir Graham Meldrum, said: This is a tremendous achievement for the Trust and is testament to the superb work that is carried out by staff across the West Midlands every day.

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To all those who are querying what will happen on November 30th due to Government guidelines we have to proceed within legal constraints.

Please be patient with us it is envisaged that news will be forthcoming shortly.

This website will publish updates, as we get them.