andm we ll be hearing all about the appeal and we ll be hearing all about the appeal to recruit more bell ringers, in time for the king s coronation. good morning and welcome to bbc news. health secretary steve barclay will meet members of the royal college of nursing today after the union announced it would suspend a planned strike in england next week to enter talks on pay with the government. in a joint statement, both the college and the department of health and social care said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions and producitivity enhancing reforms. government proposals for next year s public sector pay are also being drawn up. the rcn had originally asked for a pay rise of 5% above inflation. it has since said it would be willing to meet the government half way. next week s walk out in england, from the first to the third of march, was set to be the biggest strike so far of this winter s dispute, with half of front line services affect
the conversations that start today. but this is just one union, the the conversations that start today. but this isjust one union, the rcn, there are others, as we know, that are engaged in disputes and have been during the winter. how do you think they should be looking at the nurses talks? this think they should be looking at the nurses talks? nurses talks? this is a key point because the nurses talks? this is a key point because the nhs nurses talks? this is a key point because the nhs is nurses talks? this is a key point because the nhs is all- nurses talks? this is a key point because the nhs is all about - nurses talks? this is a key point| because the nhs is all about the people that work in it. many different professions working closely together in the interest of delivering for patients. that is vital that spirit of negotiation continues through conversations with other groups of staff in dispute to ensure we bring all of this industrial action to a close. it does affec
negotiate in public. the prime minister has now got the table prepared. we will be there and we will enter those negotiations in good faith as soon as they start. and we will make sure that no stone is left unturned, to make sure that that fair pay deal is reached as quickly as possible, so that we can bring a conclusion to these strikes. how successful will they be? initially, nurses had asked for a pay increase of 5% above inflation. since then, their union, the rcn, has said it would meet the government halfway. on the other side, ministers had insisted they would not renegotiate this year s pay deal. but a source close to the negotiations has said they may consider backdating a deal. pressure on the government has been ramping up, with ever bigger strikes planned, and junior doctors in england now deciding tojoin the picket lines. we need to see further progress made. there are, of course, other unions planning to take action,
andm we ll be hearing all about the appeal and we ll be hearing all about the appeal to recruit more bell ringers, in time for the king s coronation. good morning and welcome to bbc news. health secretary steve barclay will meet members of the royal college of nursing today after the union announced it would suspend a planned strike in england next week to enter talks on pay with the government. in a joint statement, both the college and the department of health and social care said they would begin intensive talks on pay, terms and conditions and producitivity enhancing reforms. government proposals for next year s public sector pay are also being drawn up.
treasury there are documents from economists that say if you have public sector pay on the whole going up public sector pay on the whole going up by more than 5%, it will make inflation worse, it will make the challenge of bringing it down in line with the government s goal is a lot harder. so there is a view in the treasury that it shouldn t be over 5%. that then begs the question of, will there be a gap in between what the government is prepared to countenance and what has been offered before that is enough for the unions? ihla offered before that is enough for the unions? offered before that is enough for the unions? no guarantee of that either. the unions? no guarantee of that either- this the unions? no guarantee of that either. this is the unions? no guarantee of that either. this is just the unions? no guarantee of that either. this isjust one the unions? no guarantee of that either. this isjust one union - the unions? no guarantee of that either. this isjust one union