Health Secretary Steve Barclay will meet unions representing striking ambulance drivers in 11th hour talks later Tuesday, although the discussions are not expected to avert the action.Health minister Will Quince told GB News: "There are minimum service levels which are negotiated at a local level called derogations between the unions and individual trusts."In some cases, with regards to nurses, that will happen at a national level. With ambulances, it is all happening at a local level."Those con

Health Secretary Steve Barclay will meet unions representing striking ambulance drivers in 11th hour talks later Tuesday, although the discussions are not expected to avert the action.Health minister Will Quince told GB News: "There are minimum service levels which are negotiated at a local level called derogations between the unions and individual trusts."In some cases, with regards to nurses, that will happen at a national level. With ambulances, it is all happening at a local level."Those conversations are ongoing. We will meet the unions later today."But it's actually at an individual ambulance trust level, those derogations are taking place. And I know that individual trusts are putting all sorts of contingencies in place."