Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, has accused the health secretary of lying in a newspaper article published this morning.
Steve Barclay wrote in The Daily Telegraph that ambulance workers had “made a conscious decision to harm patients”.
Graham described this as “a blatant lie”, adding: “Unions have negotiated critical cover, including 999 calls, locally with trusted NHS hosts. That’s how it’s done.
Sharon Graham said the health secretary had ‘lost all credibility’
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“Stephen Barclay obviously does not understand how these issues are dealt with in the NHS. This is a disgrace to him and the government. He has now lost all credibility. He is clearly not the man for the job.”
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