Health Secretary tells LBC he doesn’t ‘subscribe’ to private healthcare but he has no problem if people wish to spend their money on it
Speaking to Nick Ferrari at Breakfast, Steve Barclay was pressed over whether he pays privately for treatment rather than going to the NHS.“I don’t subscribe to a GP private thing,” Mr Barclay replied. “I don’t have a problem if people want to.”“Yes - I don’t subscribe to private provision,” he adds.
And the impact of the strike is expected to be so severe that the head of the London Ambulance Service pleaded with people to only dial 999 if they have an emergency that could kill them or cause them to be seriously hurt. "With more staff expected to strike this time, the NHS is in an even more precarious position," she said.
Mr Shapps tabled a bill on Wednesday that would require striking workers across several industries including healthcare to provide a formal minimum service level, much to the consternation of union leaders and opposition politicians.As it stands, even striking healthcare workers must continue life-preserving care under trade union laws - but no formal agreement has been made as to what exactly that involves.
The proposed law would mean areas including the NHS, education, fire and rescue, border security and nuclear decommissioning would have to introduce minimum levels of service during strikes to provide a ‘safety net’ to the public. He thanked the Royal College of Nursing for working with health officials to ensure "safe levels of cover" during their strike, adding they showed they could protest in a "reasonable and mature way".TUC boss Paul Nowak said the law would simply serve to "prolong disputes and poison industrial relations - leading to more frequent strikes".
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