to diagnose and to know what was going on, and there was a. i can t continue that bit of the conversation. i really find that too difficult. the demands on the health service are one reason why ambulance staff and nurses say they have been calling strike action, with no deal on pay in sight, it is possible that dispute could run through the winter, another pressure on a health service already struggling to cope. i spoke tojim reed earlier, who told me that further strike action in the nhs could make things worse. gmb, which is one of the unions taking part in the ambulance dispute, we understand that they ve got a meeting on monday and they say if there s no movement on pay there, they could announce next week
wealthy country, we pay our taxes, the bare minimum we expect from the government is that the service works. ,,. , government is that the service works. ., , ., . works. saying the ambulance times without works. saying the ambulance times without writing works. saying the ambulance times without writing a - works. saying the ambulance times without writing a report i works. saying the ambulance | times without writing a report are unacceptable. they talk about the pressure on the nhs following the pandemic, and they say that pressure is notjust in england, it is in wales scotland and northern ireland. they say that this is rishi sunak s top priority, or one of his top priorities, and i should say there is a glimmer in the state heard today of some possibly better news. waiting lists, we have been talking about waiting list for outpatient appointments and regulars are surgery going up and up, for the first time since the pandemic today we saw it dip down. not by much, and 7.19 milli
what s terrifying is that right now people not knowing whether when they called 999 they will get the treatment that they need. the health secretary says it s the wrong time to be taking strike action. i think it s extremely regrettable given the severe pressure at the nhs is under. we saw a sevenfold increase in flu admissions to hospital injust a increase in flu admissions to hospital in just a month. increase in flu admissions to hospital injust a month. a hundred times more patients in hospital with flu compared to last year. that comes on top of already severe pressures from the pandemic. then, as you can see, the nhs is under massive pressure. and that s true the nhs is under extreme pressure. and that s also what these strikes are about. ambulance workers say they re striking because patient safety is at risk. let s take a closer look at that. firstly, there are delays. as the bbc reported last month, the nhs is facing the worst winter
workforce that the nhs has ever seen. ., , ., ., ., seen. on top of that, there are strikes. ambulance seen. on top of that, there are strikes. ambulance workers, . strikes. ambulance workers, paramedics and nurses are set to walk out again this month unless the government reopens this year s pay deal, which ministers say they won t. they will be a meeting between unions and the health secretary tomorrow, and the royal couege secretary tomorrow, and the royal college of nursing has said it would accept a rise of 10% rather than the i9% it accept a rise of 10% rather than the i9% it asked for before. but a breakthrough seems remote. yesterday s meeting won t mean any quick fix, but the government needs to show it is trying while many patients bear the brunt of the pressure the nhs is under. and laura kuenssberg will have an interview with the prime minister on bbc1 at 9:00am. she has an interview with rishi sunak, the prime minister. police investigating the murder of natalie mcnally
but don t pay tax here. that can t be justifiable anymore, and we will use that £3.2 billion to invest in the largest expansion of the workforce that the nhs has ever seen. on top of that there are strikes. ambulance workers, paramedics and nurses are set to walk out again this month unless the government reopens this year s pay deal, which ministers say they won t. there will be a meeting between unions and the health secretary tomorrow, and the royal college of nursing has said it would accept a rise of 10% rather than the i9% it asked for before. but a breakthrough seems remote. yesterday s meeting won t mean any quick fix, but the government needs to show it is trying, while many patients bear the brunt of the pressure the nhs is under.