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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Tom Watling

NHS patients told to brace for strikes up to Christmas

Patients must brace themselves for the possibility of doctor’s strikes until Christmas, the head of the NHS has warned.

Junior doctors will on Sunday enter the third day of a five-day strike over pay, with NHS leaders warning that further walkouts are almost inevitable in the coming months. The latest talks between the Department of Health and the British Medical Association (BMA) have made little progress.

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