The Observer reports health unions the Royal College of Nursing and Unison have offered to suspend strikes “that threaten to cripple the NHS” over the Christmas period if ministers agree to enter “serious discussions” over pay. The paper has been told unions would seriously consider deals similar to those struck in Scotland, where NHS walkouts were scrapped after workers were offered 5% and 11% pay rises depending on grade by the Scottish government.

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