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Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Steve Barclay to meet nursing union for talks as minister says NHS strikes ‘must end’

Health Secretary Steve Barclay will meet with nursing officials for “intensive” talks on Wednesday afternoon as a minister said that NHS strikes “must end” to ease the “enormous” pressure on the health service.

In a joint statement released on Tuesday night, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Government said that strike action would be paused while both sides engage in talks over “pay, terms and conditions, and productivity enhancing reforms”.

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