it is significant we have had in decades. it is costing significant we have had in decades. it is costing billions of pounds more it is costing billions of pounds more than the government had budgeted for, and that has consequences. if we are going to prioritise consequences. if we are going to prioritise paying put workers more, it has prioritise paying put workers more, it has to prioritise paying put workers more, it has to come from somewhere else. it it has to come from somewhere else. it wouldn t it has to come from somewhere else. it wouldn t be responsible to borrow more it wouldn t be responsible to borrow more because it would make inflation worse more because it would make inflation worse we more because it would make inflation worse. we have done two things to find this worse. we have done two things to find this money. the first is, we are going find this money. the first is, we are going to increase the charges that we are going to increase the charg
the government. this is the independent pay review body who has made independent pay review body who has made a independent pay review body who has made a recommendation on their pay, which made a recommendation on their pay, which we made a recommendation on their pay, which we have accepted in full, on top of which we have accepted in full, on top of all which we have accepted in full, on top of all the other things we have done top of all the other things we have done for top of all the other things we have done for the nhs, top of all the other things we have done forthe nhs, like top of all the other things we have done for the nhs, like the long term workforce done for the nhs, like the long term workforce plan, something that has been called for four decades. we have been called for four decades. we have delivered. i would urge them to accept have delivered. i would urge them to accept this have delivered. i would urge them to accept this offer from the indep
i the independent pay recommendations, l implore the independent pay recommendations, i implore you, do the right thing and know i implore you, do the right thing and know when to say yes. in particular. and know when to say yes. in particular, for doctors and consultants, i would say this. we have consultants, i would say this. we have a consultants, i would say this. we have a national mission for all of us to have a national mission for all of us to make have a national mission for all of us to make the nhs strong again. the government us to make the nhs strong again. the government has not only made today s decision government has not only made today s decision on government has not only made today s decision on pay, we have backed the nhs with decision on pay, we have backed the nhs with record funding, delivered the first nhs with record funding, delivered the first ever fully funded long term workforce plan, and met the bma s long term workforce plan, and met t
happens today is going to have a direct impact on the lives of millions of workers. but also on the public who use those services. i mentioned before, we talked about how the unions would react. rishi sunak is trying to balance several of his different pledges that he made at the start of this year. on the one hand, he said he wants to half inflation, and both he and the chancellor, jeremy hunt, have warned that if they were to give a higher increased public sector workers, that could lead to what they have called a wage price spiral, ie wages go called a wage price spiral, ie wages 9° up called a wage price spiral, ie wages go up and inflation goes up and it continues, so next year those workers need and another pay increase. they say they don t want that to happen. on the other hand, if a pay rise isn t given across the public sector, how are we going to retain the doctors that we need. we hear from the nhs all the time that they are losing workers who are going abroad, or who are l
more outlined, and without taxing people more. with regard to the backlogs in the nhs, more. with regard to the backlogs in the nhs, i more. with regard to the backlogs in the nhs, iagree. industrialaction, strikes. the nhs, iagree. industrialaction, strikes, make it far harder for us to cut strikes, make it far harder for us to cut the strikes, make it far harder for us to cut the backlogs. we have already had half to cut the backlogs. we have already had half a to cut the backlogs. we have already had half a million people s outpatient appointments cancelled and disrupted by strike action we have and disrupted by strike action we have seen and disrupted by strike action we have seen today. it is an enormous number have seen today. it is an enormous number and have seen today. it is an enormous numberand, in spite have seen today. it is an enormous number and, in spite of that, because number and, in spite of that, because of all the other things we are doing b