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Public patience with the striking doctors is running out

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: This latest five-day walkout, over yet another double-digit pay demand, coincides with a flu epidemic and adds to already unbearable pressure on the NHS. The BMA is now pushing its luck – which will only help health secretary Wes Streeting to prevail

The Independent UK

Resident doctors say ‘the system is breaking’ as they begin five-day strike over jobs and pay row

Wes Streeting warned patients will face disruption but doctors said they had to take a stand

The Independent UK

BMA accused of hypocrisy as its own staff threaten to strike over pay

Dispute with clerical staff over below-inflation pay rise comes as NHS resident doctors start BMA-backed strike

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'We must be honest about who bears the greatest cost' - 3 doctors reveal why BMA strikes and an underfunded NHS disproportionately affect women

83% of British Medical Association members voted to walk out in the third strike this year

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Impact from strike by doctors will continue into January, experts warn

Officials have said the strike had come at the ‘worst time’ for the NHS amid rising flu cases and other winter illnesses.

Evening Standard

Hospital leaders call for external mediation as resident doctors stage strike

It is the 14th strike by resident doctors in England since 2023.

Evening Standard

Strike set to cost NHS £250m, Streeting says as doctors hit the picket line

It comes amid warnings of a ‘superflu’ sweeping the nation, with flu cases in hospitals in England at a record level for this time of year

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More patients ‘to feel strike impact’ as hospitals grapple with record flu cases

Hospitals have been told to aim to deliver 95% of usual activity during the strike.

Evening Standard

Resident doctors in England begin five days of strike action

NHS leaders warn ‘more patients are likely to feel the impact of this round of strikes than the previous two’

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting and resident doctors urged to agree to mediation to end strikes

Exclusive: Health bosses say mediation urgently needed to break deadlock as resident doctors prepare to strike from Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Striking resident doctors are digging in. History suggests this will go on and on

The health secretary is winning the battle of public opinion but has not won over those who matter most in this dispute

The Guardian - UK

Voices: ‘Doctors are not self-indulgent’: Readers on NHS strike action as flu cases rise

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is divided over resident doctors’ pre-Christmas strike, with some condemning its timing amid record flu cases as dangerous and self-indulgent, while others defend it as a justified response to years of pay erosion and NHS underfunding.

The Independent UK

Patients Face Delays as Junior Doctors Announce Longest Strike This Year

Junior doctors in England announce the longest strike this year. Read about the 6-day walkout, the impact on patients, and the ongoing pay dispute.

International Business Times UK

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

Up to half of the medical workforce in England could stop work at 7am on Wednesday and not return for five days.

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Officials fear NHS will be hit hard after resident doctors reject latest offer

Wes Streeting and BMA urged to seek mediation as hospitals in England struggle amid flu outbreak

International Business Times UK

'Sack Them!' Poll Says UK Doctors Who Protest Amid Superflu Outbreak Should Be Fired for 'Putting Lives at Risk'

A new poll shows rising public anger as UK resident doctors press ahead with strike action during a superflu surge, with many saying walkouts risk lives.

The Independent UK

Health secretary’s fury at ‘self-indulgent’ five-day doctors’ strike as NHS faces Christmas flu crisis

Keir Starmer accuses NHS doctors of ‘irresponsible’ behaviour as flu cases surge across England

The Independent UK

Why doctors are striking this week as Streeting says NHS is ‘at risk’

It marks the 15th strike by resident doctors – formerly called junior doctors – since March 2023

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Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer: Resident doctors strikes ‘irresponsible’

The Prime Minister said he is ‘very gutted’ that medics have voted to go ahead with walkouts this week.

Evening Standard

Doctors’ strike to go ahead after medics reject Government offer

British Medical Association members took part in an online poll over the weekend on whether or not the new deal was enough to call off the walkout.

Evening Standard

Doctors strike to go ahead despite super flu sweeping through London

The British Medical Association (BMA) confirmed its members will down tools between December 17 and December 22, despite a strain of super-flu sweeping through the country

The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors in England vote to go ahead with strike

Five-day strike to start on Wednesday as Wes Streeting’s offer is overwhelmingly rejected by BMA members

The Independent UK

Hospitals could face further disruption with further strikes

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‘Beyond catastrophic’: How super flu is pushing the NHS to the brink

NHS WINTER CRISIS : Leading medics warn of severe hospital overcrowding, staff struck down with flu, and a worrying number of cases among children. Rebecca Thomas reports

The Independent UK

Streeting’s warning about NHS collapse amid flu surge is ‘scaremongering’, BMA says as strike looms

The doctors’ union claims health secretary has acted in a ‘cruel and calculated’ way

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