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