Rishi Sunak says pay provide to docs is ‘fair and final’
Writing within the Daily Express, Mr Sunak stated “there will be no more talks on this year’s pay” as he urged docs to name off their strikes.
He referred to as the NHS “an institution the UK is rightly proud of” because of the “extraordinary men and women who work so hard to protect our nation’s health”.
Mr Sunak wrote: “For that reliable, high-quality service to continue, we need our brilliant doctors to be on the front-line treating patients.”
He referred to as the Government’s pay provide to docs “very generous”, saying a first-year junior physician would see pay rise by 10.3%.
“Our pay deal is fair, so I urge all doctors to know when to say yes and call off their strikes,” he wrote. “That’s the right thing to do.
“Because on every day of industrial action, tens of thousands of appointments are cancelled.
“And at a time when millions of people are already waiting for treatment, that’s causing waiting lists to go up, not down.”
Mr Sunak stated he made tackling ready lists one in all his priorities and it needs to be a “national mission”.
And ultimately, no quantity of strikes will change our determination. This provide is closing
“I know that most doctors just want to get on with their life’s work of caring for patients,” he stated.
“And in the end, no amount of strikes will change our decision. This offer is final.”
Mr Sunak confronted heavy criticism on Wednesday from a junior physician for insisting placing docs are in charge for document excessive NHS ready lists.
A&E physician Olivia hit out at his “amazing” declare and reminded the Prime Minister throughout a radio phone-in that “a happy workforce is your responsibility”.
Olivia, from Newcastle, who didn’t give her second identify, instructed him stay on LBC: “I think it’s amazing we’re blaming the increase in waiting lists on doctors going on strike.
“You’re losing staff because we are undervalued and it’s not just doctors, it’s everyone, we’re all leaving.
“You’re the Prime Minister, you’re the Government, your staff aren’t happy – that’s your fault. And ultimately that’s not good for patients because retaining staff is one of the bedrocks of making sure you have good patient safety.”