© Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg The anti-strike legislation would require minimum service levels on strike days for fire, ambulance and rail services. (Bloomberg) -- The UK’s health system will endure another crisis Wednesday as ambulance workers hold a second strike and the public is warned they may have to wait longer than usual for emergency services. “There will be fewer ambulances on the roads and fewer staff in our control rooms triaging 999 calls,” the London Ambulance Service said in a statement. Under the proposed law, minimum service levels would be required on strike days for fire, ambulance and rail services, with the government consulting on the adequate level of coverage. “We hope to reach minimum service agreements so that we do not have to use the powers,” Shapps told the Commons.
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