Your voice is heard! – EMAS Rota Consultation
EMAS pause all aspects of the rota review after GMB notify the Trust of our intent to Ballot for Industrial Action.
Gary Smith – General Secretary Visits EMAS
GMB General Secretary Gary Smith visited EMAS to meet frontline ambulance workers and hear first-hand about the challenges they face, including the current rota consultation and the 3.3% NHS pay award. He pledged to lobby Government for improved working conditions and fair reward for NHS staff.
NHS Pay Update 2026/27 – Is This Acceptable?
On 12 February 2026, the Government confirmed it will implement the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) recommendation of a 3.3% pay uplift for 2026/27. The increase will be paid in April 2026 and will apply to all Agenda for Change (AfC) bands. Structural reform talks on the AfC pay system are also set to begin, with any […]
ROTA CONSULTATION & FRV CHANGES UPDATE
Dear GMB@EMAS Members, Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent survey and consultative ballot. The message from members is clear: there is strong opposition to the issues we consulted you on. Your voice has been heard. The ballot results show that 82.5% of voters are against the rostering principles and 87.8% of […]
NHS Pay Award: Timely, But Still Not Enough
Dear GMB@EMAS Members, The Government has confirmed the NHS Pay Review Body’s headline recommendation of a 3.3% pay award for health workers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For the first time in years, this increase is due to be implemented on time in April. But while timely, the award is far from enough to […]
Meet the GMB General Secretary at Beechdale
GMB General Secretary Gary Smith will be visiting Beechdale Ambulance Station on Tuesday 17 February 2026. Members are invited to come along, meet Gary in person, and raise the issues that matter most to them as part of his visit to the EMAS region.
GMB EMAS Ballots Now Closed – Analysis Begins
Our two GMB EMAS ballots closed on Wednesday 4th February 2026 at 22:00. Thank you to every member who took the time to vote and make their voice heard. We will now begin analysing the results and will update members once this work is complete.
Rota & FRV Ballot Opens 🗳️
GMB EMAS has today launched two ballots…
– Rota Consultation Ballot – open to all staff
– FRV Ballot – open to members who work on an FRV
GMB EMAS Secure 30 Minute Meal Break for Lincolnshire
As part of EMAS’s wider rostering review, the Trust proposed moving staff on 12-hour shifts from a 30-minute to a 45-minute meal break. While this was presented as a move towards consistency and wellbeing, GMB believed it was essential that members themselves had the final say.