PM: Junior doctors' strikes disrupting people's lives
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged junior doctors to "get round the table" with the government, as they continue their six-day strike over pay. Report by Alibhaiz. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 The NHS is responsible for patient care and it's right that they do absolutely everything they can to ensure patient care.
00:06 These strikes are disrupting people's lives, they are causing an enormous amount of concern to people.
00:11 It's absolutely right that NHS leaders, completely independent of government, are making clinical decisions on the ground
00:17 and requesting that extra support where they feel that they need it.
00:21 Of course they have my backing in doing that and they have my backing more generally.
00:24 At this point, every other part of the NHS workforce has found a sensible, fair agreement with the government,
00:32 including nurses, midwives, paramedics, consultant doctors and specialty doctors.
00:37 It's only the junior doctors who are now on strike and I would urge them to get round the table.