aren t the nursing staff to treat them, and this is an opportunity now to address those waiting lists, and that s the reason nurses have spoken up and they ve cast those votes. it has not been an easy decision for any nurse. plans for organising care on any strike days are now being considered by ministers. not every trust supported the ballot action, so we need to look at our contingency planning working with trusts, working with nhs england in terms of those impacts. and that s why, again, my door is open, i ll be having further discussions with them. if talks don t get under way, there could be widespread disruption at times next month. hugh pym, bbc news. the family of the egyptian activist had demanded authorities in cairo provide proof that he is still alive and say they haven t heard from him in days. both the uk foreign 0ffice office and the united nations