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Yes. If you want good things (NHS) they have to be paid for.
Maybe from some of the money given to Serco, or what about from that massive Brexit dividend? More seriously, get it the same place we get all our money - print it.
Worse than that, all the levelling up funds are only allocated to constituencies with Tory MPs. Not so much as a single extra penny for any Labour constituency.
Quite incredible how utterly corrupt they are.
They don't even pretend to hide it any more.
Has it happened yet?
What do we think it should be?
Well, I know what I think it should be - what with my bro being a paramedic - but what could be reasonable afforded?
3%? 4%? I really don’t know..
Forgive me for posting this but it was sent Oct 20 and is a reminder of the sort of people the government is insulting with their 1%. Young Dr * works long shifts and gets £30k and owes a fortune in student loans.
'Good Afternoon,
Last Friday I attended the surgery on an urgent appointment, as directed by Dr * On arrival, the doctor took me into his surgery to conduct some tests. He immediately informed me I was in a really poorly condition and expressed his concerns to get me transferred to A&E urgently. Naturally I was taken aback with the doctor’s concerns but obviously took his guidance and agreed for an emergency ambulance to be called. I was then taken to Salford Royal Hospital Intensive Care Unit where they explained I had next to zero blood pressure, a massive prostate infection and along with these issues, I had contracted Sepsis. I spent 3 days on the ICU unit, with the best treatment any one person could ever wish for, they were fantastic, nothing whatsoever being too much trouble And being informed that I had potentially been 12-24 hours from passing away, had I not been referred so quickly. After the 3 day period in ICU, I was transferred down to the wards and was treated with exactly the same levels of care there, finally being allowed to return home last night, to continue my recovery. The purpose of this email is to say a massive thanks not only to young Dr *, do not underestimate in any shape or form that you actually saved my life last weekend, for this, I will be eternally grateful but also, behind every good doctor there is a winning team. So from the lady who took the initial call from my wife in the morning, to the lady who sat with me whilst I lay in the spare surgery, until the ambulance arrived, I’d just like to say the biggest thanks to all of you, I, Along with the whole of my family, truly, truly are so very grateful, thank you so much for everything. Best wishes and eternal thanks'
They don’t even pretend to hide it any more
This was quite an interesting read
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56283199
It's not just the NHS is it, it's all public services are underfunded and as a result understaffed. Yes, we can print money to pay for it, but if you really don't think public services aren't worth a few pence more in tax, I'm not sure you really appreciate the principle. (Obviously not giving billions to your mates reduces any tax rise for the rest of us)
@Morecash, a lovely throwaway line in that report about Cheadle, one of the 5 towns that probably shouldn't have got the money but did, which purely coincidentally all have Tory MPs:"
"But ministers said it was primed for investment because of recent transport improvements in the area"
"Why are we spending this money that's intended for the most deprived areas in an area which is less deprived? Why because it's already had recent investment, of course! That makes it a better option for more investment". Shouldn't you give this money to places that haven't had similiar investment? "Well why would we do that? I don't undertand the question frankly"
Couldn't make it up
£37bn/1.3m NHS employees = £28k
Boris is doubling-down on the 'We can only afford 1%' message.
IIRC correctly he stated that he would never forget the debt of gratitude he owed to the NHS when they 'saved his life' back when he caught Covid19. He really has a short memory and doesn't give any shit whatsoever about how this is going to destroy morale in an already beaten up NHS. I have a few friends who work in various parts of the service and they are all saying that it's not just the fact that the pay rise is low (although that is an issue), it's the way they have gone about it by sneaking the news out quietly after the big headlines have been printed. The staff won't forget the PPE fiasco and having to basically rebuild the internal structure of wards etc to cope with the various waves of patients at the expense of others just so the politicians can claim the bragging rights. The vaccine rollout has been handled so well due to the NHS taking care of it with minimum govt interreference via it's pet companies, basically what should have happened in the first place, but the cabinet get to claim it as their success with just token thanks of the staff. What little respect the NHS had for the govt is pretty much gone.
7 days and counting for my predicted u-turn date.
If I was the government I would:
1. Claim that if there’s a problem with pay it will show up in recruitment and retention.
2. In an entirely unrelated move, reduce entry qualifications for nursing.
You missed out point 3 which is to continue the steady trickling down of responsibilities and procedures to grades previously considered not capable of doing those things. Trainee nurse doing open heart surgery soon.
Of course, the ensuing scandal provides impetus for the Tories private sector mates to cash in.