approach, howeverthat other countries in europe have that approach, however that is not the approach, however that is not the approach we are going to take under this government. my approach we are going to take under this government. this government. my constituents face intolerable this government. my constituents face intolerable delays this government. my constituents face intolerable delays in - this government. my constituents face intolerable delays in a&e i this government. my constituents face intolerable delays in a&e orl face intolerable delays in a&e or for an appointment for mental health treatment for an ambulance. also work in the nhs face plummeting morale, effective pay cuts in staff shortages. her response is to aspire to a gp waiting time which is seven times longer than labour actually achieved. is it not the case that the nhs has not been and never can be safe in tory hands? i the nhs has not been and never can be safe in tory hands? be safe in tory hands? i
when we have a devolved nhs. for example, i think we are borrowing or copying the element of our pharmacists for example and that is what we will be on acting in this country as well. he will be aware that due to the barnett formula, the amount per head of population is considerably higherfor amount per head of population is considerably higher for the scottish nhs than when he passed over but it is at the discretion of the scottish government on how t they choose to use the money in order to help patients. in terms of other aspects, he will be aware of the ongoing challenge where we want to work together in the uk in tackling global pandemics and i look forward to working with him in preparation for that and glad he accepted the reviews of the independent pay body and making our pay recommendations that when the prime minister was on the door of downing street she did want to talk about growing the
replace the funding stream that was cut in april to do exactly the same job. when it is a secretary of state going to recognise the enormous financial gap that councils are facing and the poverty studio: we have been bringing you special coverage of a statement by the health secretary announcing a plan for patients to have the nhs in england through the winter and in the future. announcing more support for the nhs, the opposition parties are criticising it as not going far enough. we will bring you more coverage on this in the next few minutes, do stay with us. this is bbc news. well, summer s definitely come to an end now, we re past the equinox too, so into autumn, and i think we re in for quite a marked change in how the weather is going to feel over the coming days. certainly it s going to turn quite a bit colder than what we ve been used to. a cold front is already crossing
course prevention is at the heart of what we do so people don t need to turn to the health service for treatment and that is why we will continue with aspects of the strategy in order to try to make sure people have better care and the strength and resilience in that, whether that be physical health or mental health as well. mental health as well. could i welcome the mental health as well. could i welcome the secretary - mental health as well. could i welcome the secretary of - mental health as well. could i l welcome the secretary of state mental health as well. could i - welcome the secretary of state for her new responsibilities which as she has pointed out are very challenging. and could i agree with her also that there are too many dental deserts. she will be aware of recent bbc research which revealed one of the dental deserts is the whole of the liverpool city region. where there is not one dental practice taking on new nhs patients. can she give me some indication of what me
will enjoy and want which i think he will enjoy and want me to champion on behalf of patients too. i track can i welcome the health secretary to her role. because i know it is the hottest role in government. she has a zen like commonness which means she is well suited to the pressures which i had. there is much today, particularly including the pension rule changes, the additional funding for social care, rule changes, the additional funding forsocial care, new rule changes, the additional funding for social care, new powers for pharmacists, could i ask her to rethink this new two week access targets? powers for pharmacists, but could i ask to rethink this new two week access target for general practice. if targets were the answer, we would have the best access in the world of the nhs because we have more targets than any other health system in the world. gps have 72 targets at the moment i m adding a 73rd won t help them or their patients. it s not more targets that the nhs needs, it