Posted: 6th May 2020
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Posted: 5th May 2020
Dear Members and Guest’s
First of all I hope you are keeping safe and well. Please remember GMB is the only LAS union to have an agreement with The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC) and share a common interest in the wellbeing of staff working in the ambulance sector. TASC support…
Posted: 28th April 2020
Dear BAME Members,
Today 28Th April 2020 GMB LAS Union has formally asked for BAME staff to be included to the vulnerable and at risk group.
Staff from BAME backgrounds appear to be disproportionately likely to develop severe coronavirus symptoms if they contract the virus.
GMB LAS Union appreciates that there is no national guidance…
Posted: 24th April 2020
GMB LAS have patient facing guidance changed!
As we know there has been lots of controversy around the Resus Council (RCUK) considering chest compressions as an AGP and the PHE stating that they are not considered to be.
Following a telephone meeting with the PHE and GMB national leads, the PHE stated that they agreed…
Posted: 23rd April 2020
Follow the link to see GMBs message to members.
Posted: 22nd April 2020
GMB are pleased to announce that FIT testing of the new masks have begun.
GMB raised the issue with the service after you, our members, came to us with your concerns.
We would like to thank the service for their prompt response in obtaining and rolling out the new masks.
GMB will always prioritise the…
Posted: 22nd April 2020
Dear Members
Again GMB leads the fight on PPE and talks to the Rt Hon Keir Starmer.
On the 17th April 2020 Our branch president Charlotte Faulkner spoke on sky news to the Labour leader about PPE and our continuing concerns.
Charlotte told Keir Starmer that the PPE given to colleagues wasn’t up to scratch.…
Posted: 22nd April 2020
Dear NETs Members
GMB LAS Union NETs representative Richard Turnham lead on conversations with the trust to get clarification on the issues NETs members are raising.
1/ Corona positive patients
GMB has agreed with the trust NETs crews will not be sent to covid-19 positive patients. And will only attend suspected covid-19 patients that are…
Posted: 15th April 2020
Dear Member
please click on the underlined above to read the GMB letter to CEO London Ambulance NHS Trust. Asking for information of numbers of staff covid-19 tested
kind regards
GMB LAS UNION BRANCH
Posted: 14th April 2020
Sign our petition to the Prime Minister
Dear Members
please click on the underlined link above to get details on our petition to the Prime Minister