The warning came as thousands of ambulance workers are set to go on strike on Wednesday.
Ambulance workers are set to strike on Wednesday in a dispute over pay and staffing levels
Tom Pursglove, a minister for disabled people, health and work, said it was "absolutely essential" that ministers continue to engage with the unions. "The public can help us by only calling 999 for life-threatening emergencies, we absolutely must have crews available for the most life-threatening conditions and we will be prioritising these patients," he added.
Kevin Stephens, from Gloucestershire, waited for more than 15 hours with his mother for an ambulance after her GP said she might have deep vein thrombosis and needed to go to hospital."When we got there they found she had a blood and urine infection - she wasn't able to have a scan for the DVT because the equipment wasn't working."
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