NHS Winter Update | Commons debates First of all, I join my hon. Friend in thanking Ms Bullock for her work and public service, and I wish her a speedy recovery.
NHS Winter Update | Commons debates Waiting lists are coming down, but they are still too high. Towards the end of last year, we had a period without any strikes in the NHS.
NHS Winter Update | Commons debates My hon. Friend puts it eloquently; there is a real human cost to these strike actions.
NHS Winter Update | Commons debates Very much so—the NHS belongs to us all, as I say repeatedly. It goes without saying that doctors are a critical part of our workforce.
NHS Winter Update | Commons debates As I said earlier, strikes have very serious consequences for the NHS. We cannot pretend that the NHS can be switched on and off at whim.
NHS Winter Update | Commons debates I most certainly can confirm that—those doctors have already received the rise.
NHS Winter Update | Commons debates I will ask the Minister for Health and Secondary Care, my right hon.
