instances sewage was leaking into cancer wards, instances sewage was leaking into cancerwards, maternity instances sewage was leaking into cancer wards, maternity units and a&e departments. without urgent action the legacy of this conservative government on the nhs will be an image of an nurse cleaning up sewage around a patient in a crumbling hospital. will the prime minister commit to that pledge of building 40 hospitals by 2030, including in west hertfordshire, and will he establish a fund to repair those hospitals that are in a dire state of disrepair? mr those hospitals that are in a dire state of disrepair? those hospitals that are in a dire state of disrepair? mr speaker, we are investing state of disrepair? mr speaker, we are investing record state of disrepair? mr speaker, we are investing record sums - state of disrepair? mr speaker, we are investing record sums in - state of disrepair? mr speaker, we are investing record sums in nhs. are investing record sums in nhs cap
out. there will be an awful lot of. disruption. let s run through what we know. yes, this promises to be the biggest walk out yet from members of the royal college of nursing, and we ve also had confirmation that rail and royal mail workers will go on strike again. so lots going on. let s start with nurses the latest strike action is likely to be the most disruptive yet with members at half of hospitals, mental health and community services in england taking part in a 48 hour strike at the beginning of next month. this time the action will include staff in a&e, intensive care units and cancer wards. the rcn is calling for a pay rise of 5% above inflation, which is currently more than 10%. let s look now at the trains where industrial action has been affecting passengers for more than six months. the rmt union has now announced that its members working for all m train operating companies in the uk will walk out again over four days starting next month and impacting the start of the
days, what has happened is that there is a cumulative impact on the nhs. we have seen hundred and 13,000 cancelled appointments, we have seen tens of thousands of cancelled operations, and that is before this new intensification. so, it is extremely worrying. it puts at jeopardy the tremendous work the nhs has been doing to to try reduce long waiting lists. i has been doing to to try reduce long waiting lists- waiting lists. i wonder if there s one oint waiting lists. i wonder if there s one point you waiting lists. i wonder if there s one point you clarify waiting lists. i wonder if there s one point you clarify for- waiting lists. i wonder if there s one point you clarify for us, - waiting lists. i wonder if there s one point you clarify for us, the j one point you clarify for us, the life and limb cover that was put in place in the last strike action, is that now risk when we consider that nurses from emergency departments, from intensive care, and cancer wards, could be includ
information and ensure that this type of information is not further spreading. you re known around the world for creating a covid vaccine, but seeking a cure for cancer has really been your life s work. what was your motivation to do that? we are physicians by training, and when we were young we were treating patients oncology patients with advanced cancer. and we experienced that most of the times we had to tell our patients that there was nothing we could offer them. and we could only endure these sad situations because we were leading a double life. by day we were working on the cancer wards and in the evenings we were working as scientists, as immunologists at the bench, and were encountering the beauty
something to do? i just wanted to go home. i can certainly understand that. can you just talk a little bit about what you want people to know about cancer in children, because a lot of times in commercials or online you see kids with smiling faces and, you know, beautiful, beaming eyes. you want people to know the reality of what is happening in cancer wards across the country. yeah. you know, i ve said it in my instagram and i know you watched it. st. jude does great work with cancer. i really appreciate everything they do. however, a lot of the commercials are just showing, like, the kids, you know, talking with the doctors or doing art or smiling and they re just these happy little kids. it tugs at your heart strings a