Army on standby to help during NHS strike
Troops are on standby in the capital to run the ambulance service. London's paramedics are among NHS workers taking part in a four-hour strike on Monday morning.
Ambulance contingency plans 'worked well'
The director of operations for London Ambulance Service has said their plans to deal with today's industrial action by the capital's ambulance crews worked well.
Less than a quarter of crews turned up to work during the strike between 7am and 11am.
Mr Killens said he wanted to thank Londoners for their understanding during the dispute and re-iterated that people call NHS111 and only call 999 for an ambulance in a genuine emergency. He said ongoing industrial action - action short of a strike - during the rest of this week would mean a reduction in the number of ambulance crews available to do overtime.
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