Three health unions have agreed to call off strike action planned for next week and enter into pay talks with the health secretary, Steve Barclay, after the government made significant concessions in an attempt to end the protracted dispute.
The GMB, Unison and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy have all decided to take up an offer of fresh talks, after Barclay wrote to them offering to discuss pay, including a one-off cost of living payment for this year.
