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Abandon strikes or risk ‘fragile’ NHS recovery, Streeting warns resident doctors

The British Medical Association announced resident doctors would walk out for five consecutive days from 7am on July 25 (PA) - (PA Wire)

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has called for resident doctors to “abandon their unreasonable rush to strike” after warning NHS recovery is “fragile”.

It comes as new data shows the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England has fallen for the second consecutive month to its lowest in more than two years.

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