offer 5% and then the teachers would have another look at that, but at the moment, there is still a gap there, they are planning further action. 50 in the end, though the government, and i think the opposition as well, as they are constantly asked what they would do about this, will be pleased that the majority of health unions have accepted the offer, we still have further disputes and equally, in the health service as well, as we had steve barclay say to the bma about the junior doctors dispute, they are not covered by this particular agreement, and i suspect if they were, they will probably reject it in any case. so that is something which again is causing the government is a lot of concern, i suspect, and privately they are very worried about the potential effect on patients if health service workers go on strike, more aid than they are about relations with the teaching unions. thank you so much, ian. more worried than they are. i want to bring our viewers up to date w
proper pay talks last autumn could have stopped health workers missing out on money they could ill afford to lose. the nhs and patients would also have been spared months of disruption. this pay deal must be the start of something new in the nhs. there cannot be a repeat of the past few months. everyone who cares about the nhs deserves better. that means improving the process that sets health worker wages. be ended by saying. the nhs remains desperately short of staff too. services can only cope with growing demand if there s a properly resourced and well supported workforce. government must now work with unions to achieve just that. let s get reaction now from roy lilley a former nhs trust boss and an independent health policy analyst. thank you forjoining us. a big pay agreements, good news for the government, what is your reaction?
they could ill afford to lose. the nhs and patients would also have been spared months of disruption. this pay deal must be the start of something new in the nhs. there cannot be a repeat of the past few months. everyone who cares about the nhs deserves better. that means improving the process that sets health worker wages. be ended by saying. the nhs remains desperately short of staff too. services can only cope with growing demand if there s a properly resourced and well supported workforce. government must now work with unions to achieve just that. let s get reaction now from roy lilley a former nhs trust boss and an independent health policy analyst. thank you forjoining us. a big pay agreements, good news for the government, what is your reaction?