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Last Updated: Thursday, 20 May, 2004, 07:13 GMT 08:13 UK
Ambulance workers given pay rise
A pay dispute between Lincolnshire's ambulance workers and their employers has come to an end.

An increase of 3.2% has been agreed, which means paramedics will earn about £22,000 a year.

Health transport workers will receive a 4.5% increase, bringing their salary up to just over £11,000.

Local paramedic John Webb said it was time the ambulance service in Lincolnshire caught up with the rest of the country.

He said: "Hopefully with the improvements that are being made, we'll be able to keep up with the pace of the NHS, because we have been behind for several years."


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