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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Doctor strikes particularly challenging in London, says Wes Streeting as city faces flu crisis

Resident doctor strikes are particularly challenging in London, the Health Secretary has said as he admitted the Government would be "asking a lot" of NHS staff in the coming weeks.

Wes Streeting stressed that he understood the concerns of resident doctors, who launched five days of strike action this week in a dispute over pay and jobs, and said he hoped to get around the table with the British Medical Association (BMA) in the new year to resolve the issues.

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