David Wills: Nurses Society National Director on the sectors hopes for Budget 2025

All quarters of the health service need funding, not just lip service.  

That's the message from the Nurses Society ahead of the Government's budget announcement today.  

National Director David Wills says our health system's been historically underfunded.  

Wills told Mike Hosking services can't be delivered without adequate funding.  

He says despite claiming to deliver increases, in real terms there was under funding in the last budget. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Health as back as a basket case sort of scenario.
These days have been plenty of announcements one hundred and
sixty four million just the other day for the after
our six hundred million for FARMAK. Of course, David Will'sness
of Society National Directors wi US David, morning.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
To you, good morning hera.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
Are you full of hope and expectation or realism?

Speaker 2 (00:16):
Well, there is some expectation that there will be boosts
in some quarters. Governments sort of hinted at that, but
hopefully it's better than last time because the last budget,
although it claimed to deliver some increases, in reality there
was underfunding in real terms, and services like to fund

(00:36):
it or they need more funds. They have to if
they go to deliver and meet targets. They need to
have adequate funding. Primary care is crying out for more
funding to ensure better access for services and to retain staff.
And you've got sectors like hospices that are struggling now
and despite the challenge and in fact because of the

(00:58):
challenges of the terms, because those areas depend very much
on donations and such like. So really all courses of
the health system need real funding increases and not just
slip service.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
About is it funded. Well, of course it's funding, Yes,
it's funding, but is it funding over labor or labor
over funding or just just give us everything.

Speaker 2 (01:19):
Well, in terms of staffing, you need, you need funds
to be able to attract Britain and deliver. But services
can't be delivered unless there's an adequate level of funding.
And historically, historically we you know, we've got it in
many respects, we have a good health system, but it
is one that has been underfunded historically, and particularly with

(01:45):
recent economic challenges really hurting and public want to see services,
they need to insist that there is adequate funding appreciate it.

Speaker 1 (01:56):
David will'sness a Society.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
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