9 h. ago Hospitals 'nowhere near out of the woods' as 'superflu' cases hit record levels

The figures were revealed as resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action, leaving the NHS under pressure as flu cases soar

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12 h. ago Streeting ‘wants to end dispute with resident doctors’ with talks in new year

Resident doctors in England have entered the second day of strike action due to a bitter dispute with the Government over jobs and pay.

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17 h. ago Super flu: Where are the London hotspots? Number of hospital patients with virus climbs 18%

The rise comes as resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, are on the second day of a five-day strike in the run-up to Christmas

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17 h. ago Do you support the doctors going on strike? Take our poll and have your say

Resident doctors in England are on a five-day strike after rejecting a last minute deal as Health Secretary Wes Streeting warned that the walk out comes at "the worst time for the NHS"

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17 h. ago Greater Manchester's latest flu figures released for each NHS trust as new warning issued

The figures were revealed as resident doctors have entered the second day of strike action

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18 h. ago Super flu: Number of patients in London hospitals with the virus jumps 18% in a week

The rise comes as resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors, are on the second day of a five-day strike in the run-up to Christmas

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30 h. ago Keir Starmer slammed for not having the ‘baubles’ to ban ‘dangerous’ doctor strike

RESIDENT doctors are joined ­yesterday by their four-legged friends as five days of Christmas strike action gets under way. As some gathered outside ­London’s St Thomas’ Hospital, the PM condemned the “dangerous and utterly irresponsible” walkout by the hardline British Medical Association, which wants a huge pay rise. He said his message to resident doctors...

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39 h. ago Resident doctors say ‘the system is breaking’ as they begin five

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

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39 h. ago Kemi Badenoch accuses Starmer of 'not having the baubles' to stop resident doctors' five day strike as the NHS battles super flu outbreak

Kemi Badenoch has accused Sir Keir Starmer of 'not having the baubles' to stop the resident doctors' five-day strike amid Britain's super flu outbreak. 

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41 h. ago Doctors strike live: Starmer dodges question on NHS walkout ban despite hammering ‘dangerous’ strikes at PMQs

Resident doctors have started a five-day walkout

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41 h. ago Wes Streeting issues message to NHS patients as resident doctors begin five

"I'm really sorry to patients for the disruption that is happening as a result"

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43 h. ago Doctors strike live: Streeting apologises to patients as NHS faces £250m bill for walkout

Resident doctors begin five-day walkout

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44 h. ago Watch live: Wes Streeting grilled by MPs as doctors begin five

Watch live as Wes Streeting is questioned by MPs on Wednesday (17 December), as resident doctors begin their five days of industrial action.

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45 h. ago Hospital leaders call for external mediation as resident doctors stage strike

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

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47 h. ago 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’Resident doctors in England have begun five days of strike action after rejecting the government’s latest offer to resolve the long-running dispute over pay and jobs.The British Medical Association (BMA), and the health secretary, Wes Streeting, met on Tuesday in a final attempt to reach an agreement, but failed to do so. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Will Greater Manchester hospitals cope as resident doctor walkouts begin amid flu?

What to know Greater Manchester hospitals as they battle flu on the eve of doctors strikes

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3 d. ago Christmas doctors’ strike to go ahead after BMA rejects Streeting’s offer as flu cases surge: Latest

Resident doctors have voted to reject Wes Streeting’s offer and will strike in the lead-up to Christmas

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3 d. ago Doctors vote to go ahead with strike this Christmas as NHS faces major flu crisis

Resident doctors in England have voted to reject the Government's offer

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4 d. ago Resident doctors to announce whether or not strike will go ahead

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4 d. ago Hospitals in England ‘face dangerous winter overcrowding due to discharge delays’

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data shows rise in patients ‘stranded’ in beds as flu crisis hits and resident doctors’ strikes loomHospitals in England face dangerous overcrowding this winter because even more patients than last year are “stranded” in a bed, according to an analysis of NHS figures.The findings come as the health service struggles to cope with the early onset of its usual winter crisis driven by a crippling “flu-nami” and the NHS in England is bracing itself for a five-day strike by resident doctors starting on Wednesday.The percentage of bed days used by patients whose discharge was delayed rose from 10.1% in 2024 to 11% this year, an increase of 9% or 19,000 bed days.That rise was driven by an 8% year-on-year rise in the number of discharges, equivalent to about 3,800 patients a month.The number of the NHS’s overall stock of about 100,000 general and acute beds occupied last winter by delayed discharge patients hit a peak of 14%, but it is likely to be even higher this...

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