es. butl going private. i have some sympathy, yes- but i don t going private. i have some sympathy, yes. but i don t really going private. i have some sympathy, yes. but i don t really approve - going private. i have some sympathy, yes. but i don t really approve of- yes. but i don t really approve of it because in fact they are putting lives at risk. but if they think that s the only thing that they can do, and i mean, iwouldn t want to bea do, and i mean, iwouldn t want to be a junior doctor and work the hours they do work. this long-running hours they do work. this long-running strike - hours they do work. this long running strike centres around pat’- long running strike centres around pay. the bma is asking for a 35% pay rise to restore salaries to 2008 levels after a series of below inflation pay deals but the government has offered a pay rise worth an average of around 8.8%, describing it as a fair and reasonable settlement. the lowest paid doctors, the deal will be worth
doesn t that show there is some mileage for you to sit down with the government? it is yet another real terms pay cut. it is not the start, in fact, it is a continuation of their policy to erode doctors pay and conditions. to erode doctors pay and conditions. , ., ., conditions. they did not rule out escalated action. escalated action. the consultants and ourselves have been talking about and contemplating the idea ofjoint action, both simultaneous, but also on adjacent days. ministers, though, say their pay offer is final. offer is final. of course, i stand ready to have discussions of course, i stand ready to have discussions withjunior of course, i stand ready to have discussions with junior doctors in terms discussions with junior doctors in terms of discussions with junior doctors in terms of other issues about their working terms of other issues about their working conditions, but in terms of pay, we working conditions, but in terms of pay, we made a fair and final
have discussions with doctors in i have discussions with doctors in terms have discussions with doctors in terms of have discussions with doctors in terms of other have discussions with doctors in terms of other issues have discussions with doctors in terms of other issues about - have discussions with doctors inl terms of other issues about their working terms of other issues about their working conditions. terms of other issues about their working conditions. in terms of other issues about their working conditions. in terms - terms of other issues about their working conditions. in terms of. terms of other issues about their. working conditions. in terms of pay, we made working conditions. in terms of pay, we made a working conditions. in terms of pay, we made a fair working conditions. in terms of pay, we made a fair and working conditions. in terms of pay, we made a fair and final working conditions. in terms of pay, we made a fair and final offer. - we made a fa
doesn t that show there is some mileage for you to sit down with the government? it is yet another real terms pay cut. it is not the start, in fact, it is a continuation of their policy to erode doctors pay and conditions. they did not rule out escalated action. the consultants and ourselves have been talking about and contemplating the idea ofjoint action, both simultaneous, but also on adjacent days. ministers, though, say their pay offer is final. of course, i stand ready to have discussions withjunior doctors in terms of other issues about their working conditions, but in terms of pay, we made a fair and final offer, we have accepted in full the recommendations of the independent pay review body process, and that is why the bma should now call off their strikes. margaret needed a new battery for her pacemaker. she had an appointment cancelled because of a previous strike, and because of ongoing action, she felt she had to
facing shortages are the biggest challenge facing health care and the prime minister facing health care and the prime ministerjust mentioned the minister just mentioned the importance ministerjust mentioned the importance of staff retention. does he really importance of staff retention. does he really think refusing to even talk to he really think refusing to even talk to health unions. doctors leaving talk to health unions. doctors leaving the nhs? mr talk to health unions. doctors leaving the nhs? talk to health unions. doctors leavin the nhs? ~ ., ,, leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health leaders leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health leaders but leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health leaders but we - leaving the nhs? mr speaker, we did talk to health leaders but we also - talk to health leaders but we also respected the independent pay review body process. it is the right way to res