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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Ella Pickover

Older patients ‘will be hit harder than most’ by doctors strike

The British Medical Association said a five-day walkout planned for Wednesday would go ahead as planned (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Wire)

Older patients will be “hit harder than most” by strike action by resident doctors in England, a charity has warned.

Up to half of the medical workforce in England could stop work at 7am on Wednesday and not return for five days as resident doctors stage a walkout over pay and jobs.

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