the priority for me is to continue the dialogue with the trade unions, with the rcn i ve been being extremely clear that my door is open. they have raised a range of issues, notjust pay, but also about working conditions, patient safety. and so i m very happy to continue that dialogue with the rcn. but alongside that, it s right that with nhs colleagues, with hospital leaders, that we look at our contingency plans and ensure as best prepared as we can, recognising that there will be impacts on patients if the strikes go ahead. finally, the government promised £50 million of funding for motor neurone disease last november. why hasn t that funding yet materialised? well, the funding is there. we have that funding. we re ready to allocate it. the delay so far has been in terms of the quality of research bids that has come in on mmd. mnd. it s not an area traditionally that has had a huge amount of research,
is on bbc one tonight at 8pm. let s bring you this news. this is from the ons. 43% of people who are trying to pay their energy bills in march said that bills are difficult to afford. nine in ten adults reported an increase in the cost of living in the last two weeks of march, compared to 6 10 six in ten last winter. 70% say they are borrowing more money or using credit cards compared to those a year ago. that is all according to the ons. £50 million was promised overfive years to help find a cure for motor neurone disease last november, but campaigners say not a single penny has yet been awarded. 12 leading scientists have written to the care minister, gillian keegan, calling for urgent action to free up funding.
is to be able to tell my kids, that s your uncle right there. yeah. there have been a number of tributes tojimi since he died a year ago, but his friends say releasing his music is a legacy that will last for ever. £50 million was promised overfive years to help find a cure for motor neurone disease last november. but campaigners say not a single penny has yet been awarded. now, 12 leading scientists have written to the care minister for england, gillian keegan, calling for urgent action to free up funding. megan paterson reports. rob burrow, mbe. a campaigning force who, along with friends doddie weir and stephen darby, has helped the nation talk about motor neurone disease.
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