Up to 25,000 ambulance employees throughout England and Wales are on strike on Wednesday in a dispute with the Government over pay. Interview with paramedic Vimal Mistry at a picket line at East Midlands Ambulance Service’s Beechdale Ambulance Station, Nottingham. Paramedics, name handlers, drivers and technicians from the Unison and GMB unions are participating in staggered strikes throughout a 24-hour interval. None of the employees will strike for longer than 12 hours, with name handlers anticipated to stroll out for six-hour durations.