Sir Mark Rowley said: police are already being sucked into assisting with health and social care, and he fears this will be “exacerbated” if other public services strike. According to Sir Mark, only 22% of calls to the Met Police are related to crime, and more than half of officers’ shifts involve keeping an eye on people with mental health issues in hospital A&E departments or in custody. He  stated that police are not permitted to take strike action and may become overburdened if other agencies with which they collaborate strike. It’s difficult to imagine that more work won’t potentially overflow in our direction unless we’re very robust about it if agencies we work closely with strike,” He allegedly stated that public sector strikes would “hurt officers even more” because they “are not allowed to strike, believe they are not fairly compensated and are the ones who will stay around 24/7.” The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) announced on Wednesday that the majority of NHS employers in the UK have supported strike action. Other health worker unions, such as Unison and the GMB, will announce the results of strike ballots among staff members such as ambulance drivers and paramedics, hospital porters and cleaners, before the end of the month. Over 100,000 civil servants have voted to strike, according to the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS), in a dispute over pay, pensions, and jobs. The PCS claimed that the legal threshold for industrial action had been met in 126 different areas, including driving test examiners, border force officials, and Jobcentre staff. Sir Mark also urged the government to “invest urgently in our frail foundations,” claiming that the Met Police needs a 27% increase in funding just to “stand still” in comparison to a decade ago. He applauded the government’s decision to fund more police officers but claimed that this was partly paid for by paying officers less in real terms and “hollowing out” the Met Police’s support services.