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NHS faces challenging few days during doctors strike, warns Streeting
3 hours ago
Nick Triggle Health correspondent
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0epel8gd49o
The NHS is facing a challenging few days during the doctors strike in England as it attempts to keep as many services as possible running, said the health secretary.
Wes Streeting said while it was not possible to eliminate disruption from the five-day strike by resident doctors, it was being kept to a minimum.
The strike by thousands of resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, began on Friday after the government and British Medical Association (BMA) failed to reach an agreement over pay.
The NHS wants to keep non-urgent services running, with patients urged to attend appointments unless told they are cancelled. The BMA has warned staff are being stretched too thinly.
FULL story at link above.