Fresh talks to avert strike by NHS Scotland staff

Unite, the GMB union and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy have also backed strike action.

About 1,500 ambulance staff, including paramedics, who are members of Unite will take industrial action - including a work-to-rule and overtime ban - on Friday.It is understood that Unison - Scotland's largest health union - has alsoThe government has previously said there is no more money for public sector pay rises and that a strike would be "catastrophic".

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