MORE crunch talks are to be held between union officials and management of Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) in a bid to avert ambulance staff taking industrial action across Wiltshire Unison balloted members after unrest among front line ambulance staff following the introduction of shift changes in November across Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire.
Unison says the shift changes involve staff battling through rush-hour traffic at the start or end of their shift and earlier start times are causing fatigue.
GWAS said the changes had been made to ensure there is the right availability of ambulance crews, particularly at peak demand.
A ballot of members, carried out last month by Unison, showed that just over 96 per cent were in favour of industrial action.
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