pharmacies literally as we speak. in the next few days? there pharmacies literally as we speak. in the next few days? there is - pharmacies literally as we speak. in the next few days? there is a i pharmacies literally as we speak. in | the next few days? there is a supply chain can assist the next few days? there is a supply chain can assist in the next few days? there is a supply chain can assist in place, the next few days? there is a supply chain can assist in place, the - chain can assist in place, the department of health, as i say, working with wholesalers to get drugs out. $55 working with wholesalers to get dru~s out. w ,, working with wholesalers to get dru~s out. a i. ., working with wholesalers to get drus out. , . ., drugs out. as you are here, i want to ask about drugs out. as you are here, i want to ask about the drugs out. as you are here, i want to ask about the general drugs out. as you are here, i want to ask about the general state i drugs out. as you
industrial action is one thing, that could knock it off course. but it could knock it off course. but it could be a significant wave of covid, a new variant, and we could see a high peak of flu. there is trouble brewing and we have to see how we get on. if trouble brewing and we have to see how we get on- trouble brewing and we have to see how we get on. if you are being open with us, the how we get on. if you are being open with us, the nhs how we get on. if you are being open with us, the nhs is how we get on. if you are being open with us, the nhs is getting how we get on. if you are being open with us, the nhs is getting back- how we get on. if you are being open with us, the nhs is getting back to i with us, the nhs is getting back to normal, recovering from covid, but it could be knocked off by industrial action? the it could be knocked off by industrial action? ,, , industrial action? the nhs is under hue industrial action? the nhs is under huge pressure. industrial act
planning for winterfor under huge pressure. we have been planning for winter for many months. we have been increasing capacity with around 7000 bed equivalents, that includes things like so called virtual wards in the community where we can provide treatment and care at home that previously would have been provided in a hospital bed. we are increasing the number of 111 call handlers this winter and introducing local system control centres to manage pressures between how systems and social care. we are putting on systems for the frail and elderly who have a full can be managed at home and not have to go into hospital. home and not have to go into hosital. ., ., , ., home and not have to go into hosital. ., . , ., , hospital. you are trying all sorts of wa s hospital. you are trying all sorts of ways to hospital. you are trying all sorts of ways to manage hospital. you are trying all sorts of ways to manage the - hospital. you are trying all sorts| of ways to manage the pressure. hos
of them will have agonised over whether they should tick the box for industrial action or not. 0urjob is to support them, whether they are taking action or not. pay is a matter for the independent pay review bodies, a matterfor the government. i, like everybody else, would like these disputes to be resolved as quickly as possible. many of our viewers will be really worried about what might lie ahead. people are already waiting a long time, not always getting the care that they would like. will patients be safe in hospital on the strike days? this be safe in hospital on the strike da s? , be safe in hospital on the strike da 5? , be safe in hospital on the strike da s? , ., be safe in hospital on the strike da s7 , . .,“ be safe in hospital on the strike da s? a ., ., ~ ., days? as i say, we are working hard to ensure that days? as i say, we are working hard to ensure that patients days? as i say, we are working hard to ensure that patients are - days? as i say, we are worki