which funded and that is the basis on which the funded and that is the basis on which the unions have called off the action which the unions have called off the action and which the unions have called off the action and i which the unions have called off the action, and i am grateful to them and their action, and i am grateful to them and their members for that. nhs leaders say and their members for that. nhs leaders say there and their members for that. nhs leaders say there is and their members for that. iihs leaders say there is no chance of them being able to reduce backlogs on treatments in the way that you want if they have to make savings. are they going to have to make savings to fund part of this pay rise? separately, it has been said that the uk s government debt is much more vulnerable to rising inflation than any other g7 leading country. part of the reason is because of decisions you chuck as chancellor on issuing index linked bills. do you regret those dec
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
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