Doctors would be 'irresponsible' to strike while NHS is battered by record levels of super-flu, Starmer warns

12-12-2025 02:56 via dailymail.co.uk

Doctors would be 'irresponsible' to strike while NHS is battered by record levels of super-flu, Starmer warns

The PM urged medics to call off their walkout as health leaders warned the 'double-whammy' of flu and industrial action left them facing a 'worst case scenario' in the run-up to Christmas.

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