hello, i m maryam moshiri, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. we start here in the uk where millions of workers are to get a pay rise after the government accepted the recommendations of the independent pay review bodies on how much to increase public sector salaries. here in england dr angeli achrekar best . figures announced by the government include 6.5% for teachers, 6% forjunior doctors, 7% for police officers, 7% for prison officers and 5% for the armed forces. education unions are recommending that teachers accept the offer and call off strike action. the by minister
but the increases will come out of existing budgets. 6% forjunior doctors, 6% for junior doctors, will 6% forjunior doctors, will not be good enough to get the strikes stopped? it’s good enough to get the strikes sto ed? 3 . good enough to get the strikes sto ed? , ., good enough to get the strikes stoned? , ., , ., ., stopped? it s a good question. in a nutshell, probably stopped? it s a good question. in a nutshell, probably not. stopped? it s a good question. in a nutshell, probably not. if- stopped? it s a good question. in a nutshell, probably not. if you - stopped? it s a good question. in a nutshell, probably not. if you look| nutshell, probably not. if you look around the country, if you look at wales, the government there is in talks withjunior wales, the government there is in talks with junior doctors about a pay deal. in scotland, they ve had discussions which have led to what looks like a deal of 12.4% increase for this year. but here in england, there have been no
for a 5% but with rishi sunak insisting the pay talks are over, what can the nhs do about it? over a million public sector workers are being offered pay rises of between five and 7% as the government attempts to end strikes over pay and conditions. it has accepted the recommendations of independent pay review bodies to give more money to police and prison officers in england and wales, who are offered 7%. for teachers in england the offer is 6.5%. forjunior doctors in england it s a 6% rise with a lump sum ofjust over £1,000. consultants, dentists and gps are also given 6%. and finally, armed forces across the uk are given 5%, with a £1,000 lump sum rishi sunak said the pay rises were the final offer and that they would be funded by departmental savings, not extra borrowing or new taxes.
daysin strikes, so that seven out of eight days in the middle ofjuly where we will see action. the hard truth is it is patients paying the price for the fact that all sides have not yet managed to reach a resolution. that s a nightmare, isn t it? the next round of strikes might include consultants and senior doctors, who until now have covered forjunior doctors. junior doctors can t cover for senior doctors. are people s lives at risk? for senior doctors. are people s livesat risk? ., , ., ., lives at risk? consultants going out on strike is lives at risk? consultants going out on strike is a lives at risk? consultants going out on strike is a different lives at risk? consultants going out on strike is a different level- lives at risk? consultants going out on strike is a different level of- on strike is a different level of challenge again to what we have had to respond to with junior doctors because they cannot cover in the same way, but our priority has always been through al
it isa it is a historic 15 year plan to fill nhs staffing shortages. it s also the first ever workforce planned for nhs england, which includes new nhs apprenticeships, less specialists, more generalist and also, what training places for new doctors and nurses by 2031. the government has promised £2.4 billion funding to boost the workforce. let s have a look at some numbers. the government says that it will be doubling the medical school places for student doctors to 15,000 a year. also looking at the 50% increase in trainee places forjunior trainee places for junior doctors trainee places forjunior doctors as gps. the plan also talks about 24,000 more nurse and midwife student places a year, which is close to double the number we have at the moment. there will also be a