Unless Health Secretary Steve Barclay gets his act together, 100,000 nurses will walk out of the job they love in just 11 days.
We urge Mr Barclay to get round the negotiating table with the Royal College of Nursing to thrash out a deal that will avert this strike - and also to recognise it is about more than just pay.
Eight in ten nurses say patient safety is being put at risk because staffing levels are so low.
