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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Jane Kirby

NHS doctors go on strike as leaders warn industrial action could mean staff cuts

The NHS may have to cut frontline staff plus appointments and operations for patients if doctors’ strikes continue, health leaders have warned.

As thousands of resident doctors go on strike across England on Friday in a dispute over pay, the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, which represent health trusts, said continued action was piling pressure on already-stretched budgets.

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