Despite the proposals, the government has continually refused to re-open negotiations when it comes to NHS staff members' pay, saying it was right to stick to the recommendation of the independent pay review body of around 4% when public finances are struggling.
At the turn of the new year, the prime minister made cutting NHS waiting times one of his five priorities.Announcing the latest emergency care plan, he said:"Urgent and emergency care is facing serious challenges but we have an ambitious and credible plan to fix it."
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said"patients will be waiting longer than is safe" under the plans. "Expecting the Conservatives to fix the crisis in the NHS is like expecting an arsonist to put out the fire they started, it is just not going to happen.
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