NHS staff have been voicing their opinions on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's plan to cut waiting lists and reform the health service. A woman who has worked for the health service for 29 years says she is "devastated by the whole affairs of the NHS at the moment", adding that "the hospitals aren't big enough, we're not paid enough, there are staff shortages, it's tragic". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I'm devastated by the whole affairs of the NHS at the moment. I think it's tragic because
00:06it's a wonderful, wonderful institution. I've worked for the NHS for 29 years and I want
00:14out. If not, the hospitals aren't big enough, we're not paid enough, there's the staff shortages,
00:20it's tragic.
00:21NHS can do it, but we all have to work together to make it happen. Yes, it's struggling, but
00:26why is it struggling? We know why. There have been funding issues, there are so many
00:31people who need help and there are only a few doctors and consultants and the NHS staff.
00:37And I see them all working really, really hard. Maybe we can increase their pay, make
00:42it better for them, because they also have to pay their bills right.
00:45I was pretty good, because people work hard and they do the work because they like doing
00:51the work, it's not for the pay. I don't think it's ever about the pay. I do think that nurses
00:58deserve more money, and I'm not a nurse, but I do think they deserve more money. Especially
01:04the lower ones, when they've come out from qualifying, the work they do and the hard
01:10work, they need to be paid more.