He also calls on nurses and ambulance staff to 'honour commitments' over patient safety when they strike this week.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay is understood to be writing to the unions to request fresh talks over strike action - but sources say he still won't discuss increasing their wages.
Both nurses and ambulance workers are set to stage walkouts this week amid ongoing anger over pay and working conditions. The chief of the Royal College of Nursing, Pat Cullen, had suggested strikes would be called off if Mr Barclay opened up discussions over wages.Politics live:The minister also questioned the safety of the upcoming ambulance strikes when speaking to reporters last night.
Staff will still respond to the highest level of emergencies, and the government plans to bring in the armed forces to fill some of the gaps, with 1,200 troops expected to be deployed.
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