By Amanda Crook
The Manchester Evening News
MANCHESTER, England — Paramedics say lives could be lost under plans to take them off the road rather than pay them for meal breaks.
Under the new system, if a 999 call comes in for a crew who are standing down for lunch the next nearest vehicle will get the job – even if it is miles away.
It will mean paramedics are out of action for half an hour on each shift and each of the 500 emergency workers will lose around £1,500 of their salary a year.
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