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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nadeem Badshah

NHS urges patients not to put off care as doctors in England prepare for strike

People holding up placards and orange umbrellas stand in a group near St Thomas' hospital
Resident doctors on the picket line at St Thomas' hospital in London during a strike last November. Photograph: Guy Smallman/Getty Images

The NHS is urging patients not to put off seeking the care they need when resident doctors press ahead with strike action from Tuesday, a stoppage that the health secretary has called “disappointing”.

Tens of thousands of resident doctors in England are to stage a six-day strike after the government took a key part of its offer off the table.

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