The Welsh Government have offered health workers in Wales a one-off payment to try to end the on-going strikes in Wales.
NHS staff in Wales have been offered a pay rise of between 4% and 5.5%, but the Royal College of Nursing is looking for a 19% increase. Mark Drakeford has constantly said it would not be possible to increase their pay offer until there was an agreement in England that would lead to a Barnett consequential.
However, the First Minister has now said that, following cabinet meetings over Christmas, they have presented a new offer to unions. Speaking to Dan Davies on BBC Wales' Sunday Supplement program, Mr Drakeford said: "We have written to the key trade unions in the health field on Friday inviting them to meetings this coming week. We put a package of measures together which we think can form the basis of a negotiation."
