It was a brutal Question Time for the government last night with the NHS the main topic of debate.
One Emergency Nurse Practitioner said: “I’m going to put this bluntly. It’s like a war zone in the NHS… it’s not OK… we’re tired & we’ve had enough.”
In response, presenter Bruce appeared to be unnerved that there were NHS staff in the crowd.
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Sunak
It comes as Rishi Sunak has refused to back calls to boost the health service budget in an attempt to alleviate staffing pressures that have already led to strikes by nurses and ambulance workers.
Also Nicola Sturgeon, has said she held talks with the prime minister,Ā Rishi Sunak,Ā on Thursday evening in which the pair discussed the pressures facing the NHS.
Sturgeon described the talks as āperfectly constructive and cordialā, however she said there was āno indicationā from Sunak there will be any more cash for the health service.
Sturgeon told BBC Scotlandās Good Morning Scotland programme: “No indication from the prime minister of new money, but hopefully we will see strong investment in the NHS. The Scottish government continues to work hard to avert strike action in the NHS.”
Scathing
Returning to last night’s show Anna Soubry was also scathing about the government’s handling of the NHS.
She said: “”How the hell can we sort this problem out in the NHS…. if we can’t even admit there’s a crisis, & it’s the biggest crisis in NHS history…. & let’s bring back all those EU workers to fill some of the gaps … “
Then Ash Sarkar added her fury at the Tories NHS crisis: āThe reason why you donāt want to admit that itās a crisis is because it makes your government look bad. But if you canāt be trusted to describe the problem, why should we trust you to fix the problem? Itās wholly deceptive.ā
Is it time the government went on strike?
āI absolutely support the right to strikeā¦and Iād like to invite Alex, the government and the Tories to strike immediately,ā said one audience member would be happy to see the Tory government on the picket line.
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