i m sally bundock with the top business stories. and we begin here in the uk where, as you ve been hearing, the nhs in england is braced for six days of strike action starting in an hour and a half, so 7am. and this marks the longest stretch of industrial action in the history of the national health service. junior doctors have been pushing for a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their earnings after inflation to 2008 levels, but the government says this is unaffordable. for many decades, healthcare spending in western economies as a share of gdp has always risen, but recent research carried out by the economist claims that is no longer the case. so what is the cost of providing healthcare? an issue that will dominate in the run up to a general election here in the uk and a headache for most governments around the world. let s unpack this. i m joined by dr rocco friebel assistant professor of health policy at the london school of economics. good to have you on the
let s unpack this. i m joined by dr rocco friebel assistant professor of health policy at the london school of economics. good to have you on the programme. let s talk about your doctors in the uk to start with. the government says it is unaffordable to give them what they are asking for, a 35% pay rise. is they are asking for, a 35% pay rise. , ., , ., ., , they are asking for, a 3596 pay rise. , ., ., ., , rise. is it unaffordable? good mornin: rise. is it unaffordable? good morning and rise. is it unaffordable? good morning and thank rise. is it unaffordable? good morning and thank you - rise. is it unaffordable? good morning and thank you for i morning and thank you for having me on your show. as he rightly said, the spending has been going up the across or high income countries and the uk is no exception. for many, many years he really has been a concern for government, for various governments that have been working on curtailing the cost in the nhs, partly because of the o
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