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Elsewhere in the NHS, the i newspaper reports the that Royal College of Nursing has been accused by other health unions of breaking ranks with their fellow strikers. Representatives from the RCN met with ministers on Tuesday in an attempt to settle a long-running dispute over pay. Other health unions were not invited to take part in discussions. The i reports that the prime minister personally intervened in the dispute over concern about the impact on emergency, cancer and intensive care if RCN members went ahead with their planned 48-hour strike next week.

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