The union has written to the secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, calling for an urgent meeting to discuss pay and other issues of significant importance to GMB members working across the NHS and ambulance services.

Rachel Harrison, GMB national secretary, said: ‘Our National NHS and Ambulance Committees met on 24 July to discuss the ballot results and determine what the next steps should be.

‘Today, we have written to the secretary of state Wes Streeting, asking him to meet with us to discuss pay and other issues of significant importance to GMB members.

‘We await his reply with interest.'

The DHSC was unavailable to comment at the time of writing.