0ur health editor hugh pym joins me now from st mary s, paddington, one of the hospitals set to be affected if the strikes go ahead. talk to us about the extent of the action and the likely impact. weill. action and the likely impact. well, most but not action and the likely impact. well, most but not all action and the likely impact. well, most but not all areas action and the likely impact. well, most but not all areas will - action and the likely impact. well, most but not all areas will be i most but not all areas will be affected. thursday when the royal nursing stage their first strikes it will be about a quarter of english health trusts which will be affected. in wales it will be all but one health board and all of the trust in northern ireland covered by the walk outs. it looks as if they will go ahead with the failure of talks this evening. the key issue remains pay. the royal nursing are claiming for inflation plus 5%. at the time of the ballots that added up the time o