{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/63a1ddab48642f0010775612?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"NHS strikes nurse speaks out","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Ten thousands nurses walked out on Tuesday - and are set to be joined on strike by legions of paramedics.</p><p>It comes as soldiers meant as emergency stand-ins for paramedics say they’re being stopped from carrying out treatments or using 999 blue lights.</p><p>Rishi Sunak is ruling out reopening negotiations in the pay dispute, suggesting he’s dug in for a war of attrition with the unions.</p><p>For the latest from the picket line and modern NHS working pressures, the Leader’s joined by Ameera, an A&amp;E nurse and a union member at a central London hospital, and Evening Standard health reporter Daniel Keane.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}