{"id":131834,"date":"2023-05-09T16:03:46","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/politicscouk.wpengine.com\/?post_type=parliament&#038;p=131834"},"modified":"2023-09-01T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T11:01:03","slug":"a-resolution-couldve-been-reached-sooner-if-the-government-had-been-willing-to-talk-earlier-says-ceo-of-the-nhs-confederation","status":"publish","type":"parliament","link":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/parliament\/a-resolution-couldve-been-reached-sooner-if-the-government-had-been-willing-to-talk-earlier-says-ceo-of-the-nhs-confederation\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;A resolution could&#8217;ve been reached sooner if the government had been willing to talk earlier&#8217; says CEO of the NHS Confederation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script> <div id=\"Brid_83643105\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"> <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"&#039;A resolution could&#039;ve come sooner&#039; \" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT3M6S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-05-09 14:38:09\" \/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/18476\/snapshot\/1299832_th_645a5ad1dc770_1683643089.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/18476\/sd\/\" \/> <\/div> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"Brid_83643105\", {\"id\":\"25314\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1299832\"}); <\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a Health and Social Care Select Committee, Chair Steve Brine questioned the CEO of the NHS Confederation. <br><br>The NHS Confederation is\u00a0an independent membership organisation, there to support those who work in the NHS. <br><br>Brine quotes CEO Matthew Taylor, who previously said he was surprised at how long these strikes had gone on. 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