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<p>The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 allows for regulations to be laid
in Parliament in the health sector. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: NHS Ambulance
Services and the NHS Patient Transport Service) Regulations 2023 came into force on
8 December 2023.</p><p>As we set out in in our consultation response on minimum service
levels in the ambulance sector, in our engagement with representatives from ambulance
trusts, they indicated that establishing a minimum service level at the level specified
in the regulations would require approximately 80% of an ambulance service’s resources
on a typical shift. Therefore, if an employer chose to issue work notices during a
strike, it is likely that a high proportion of all levels of paramedics, emergency
care assistants, and other staff in the ambulance teams rostered to work on a strike
would be named, and this would have a significant impact on the ability of employees
to participate in strike action. The Department has consulted on whether to implement
similar regulations for hospital services, and will set out its response in due course.</p>
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