we are all aware that the nhs is under immense pressure so while we need to do what we can to protect it from the worst impacts of covid it also will bring more pressure for them to deliver at such a scale and pace. do you think the targets are achievable? it has never been done before. what i know is that all nhs staff, managers or front—line staff, will pull out all of the stops to do what they can and i am sure more of the public and volunteers will come forward so i think people will give it a really good go but it will inevitably come at a price both for some individuals working harder and longer than they are already doing, which is already more than they should in many cases, and it will impact on other health services, which willjust have to step back for a short while while this gets achieved. let's take those two points in turn.