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Inflation plus 5% is not a figure that we could reasonably offer if we were in government today. but given that unison and the royal college of nursing have offered to talk and to negotiate and to compromise, i don't understand why the government isn't biting their hand off. instead, ministers will today be discussing using the army to drive ambulances and carry out passport checks at our borders. so the outlook for compromise looks bleak. any thaw between the government and unions unlikely this side of christmas. david grammaticus, bbc news, westminster. downing street is stressing there will...

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...

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If they're having to wait for that operation, you've probably been waiting for it because there was not enough staff. and if we don't pay nurses fairly, we're not going to attract people and we're not going to keep people. the royal college of nursing says they'll still be safe levels of staffing in emergency care, but it's likely there'll be disruption to pre—planned appointments and surgeries. the strikes will last from 8am to 8pm each day. the union wants its members pay to go up by the rate of inflation plus 5%. but the government says that's not affordable. at the christmas market in bi...

Sean only started working as a nurse at the start of this year, and is already thinking of leaving because of the pay. what would you say to a patient who, say, has had their operation postponed because of this strike action? well, first of all, i'm sorry. i hope and think they would understand that, you know, if they have been waiting for that operation, they've probably been waiting for it because there isn't enough staff. and if we don't pay nurses fairly, we're not going to attract people and we're not going to keep people. the royal college of nursing says there'll still be safe levels of...