Healthcare workers in England and the British government have reached an agreement on pay, the i newspaper reported on Thursday, in what would be a breakthrough following months of strikes in the state-run National Health Service.
"I hope so ... We have engaged very productively with the NHS unions and so I'm keeping my fingers crossed," he told the BBC.
Any offer would still be put to a vote among union members working for the health service, which has been under strain from walkouts by nurses, doctors and ambulance workers for higher wages to cope with surging inflation. The potential breakthrough comes just a day after half a million Britons went on strikes to coincide with his presentation of the government's budget, some parts of which opposition Labour Party has accused as being "The NHS, which has been free at the point of use since 1948 and a source of pride for many Britons, has been particularly impacted as it was already grappling with a staffing crunch and just coming off the pandemic-induced strain on its capacity.
A resolution would be a huge relief, not just for the government and staff but also patients as a record 7.2 million Britons are on waiting lists for treatment. A union representing junior doctors, 50,000 of whom are currently on strike, told Reuters that their dispute would not be covered in the deal.
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