Ambulance service dispute escalates

Title

Ambulance service dispute escalates

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Nov 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:49

Description

London’s chief ambulance officer, Tom Crosby, on controllers’ decision not to pass on 999 calls to police and army crews as the dispute escalates. Says he has a duty to provide a credible operation and won’t bow to threats from the unions, denies lives are being put at risk. Interviewer not identified. For Update programme.

Contributors

Tom Crosby

Keywords

London; Trade unions; Emergency services; Labour disputes; Working conditions; Ambulance services; Update (radio programme)

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