Hancock on the spot as ICU nurse asks ‘how he can look NHS staff in the face’ (Vox Political Scrapbook)
Matt Hancock was left looking sheepish on Good Morning Britain today as he was confronted by an ICU nurse who had earlier asked how he could “look NHS staff in the face.
The Health Secretary appeared on GMB today as he addressed whether there would be a national lockdown, the confusion regarding schools and on ICU wards struggling over understaffing.
During the interview, Susanna Reid pointed out ICU nurse Dave Carr’s remarks that hospitals are “beyond breaking point”.
Hancock was shown a clip of what Dave would ask him if he was able to, which saw the nurse respond: “How he can seriously look any health worker in the face and tell us that he is stewarding the NHS and managing this pandemic properly?”
Fumbling, Hancock awkwardly replied: “Well, the staff across the NHS have done a great job… I’m very pleased that earlier in the year that we were able to give a significant pay rise to nurses across the board.”
Susanna … remarked that Dave had certainly not described the pay rise as “significant”.
Source: Matt Hancock confronted by ICU nurse on ‘how he can look NHS staff in the face’ – Mirror Online
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What a shame that no-one pointed out that the main problem NHS staff face right now is that there are not enough of them, thanks to ten years of tory spending cuts.