BREAKING: Health Secretary Steve Barclay criticises junior doctors for 'walking away' from talks ahead of strike
But Mr Barclay said the 35% pay restoration demand was not"affordable in the context of inflation and the other pressures" on the economy.Speaking to Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday programme, the health secretary said the upcoming strikes were"hugely concerning", with thousands of appointments and pre-planned operations set to be disrupted.
"I don't think that in the context of the wider economy, [with] the need to get inflation down, that is a fair demand."Sky's Sophy Ridge questions Health Secretary Steve Barclay over his plans to keep NHS staff and the looming junior doctors' strike. Pay review bodies or PRBs take evidence from across sectors like the NHS and education each year, as well as submissions from government, before saying what wage rises should be introduced for the following 12 months - and they are expected to say healthcare staff should have a 6% uplift.insisted it was right for ministers to"continue to defer to that process to ensure decisions balance the needs of staff and the wider economy".
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