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WED · 2025-12-17 · 10:40 GMTBRIEF NSR-2025-1217-3050
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Health secretary apologises for doctors’ strike and says people should still attend hospital for emergencies – UK politics live

Resident doctors in England have initiated a five-day strike after rejecting the government's most recent offer. The strike action is impacting hospitals across England.

Andrew SparrowThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2025-12-17 · 10:40 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
Health secretary apologises for doctors’ strike and says people should still attend hospital for emergencies – UK politics live
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Resident doctors in England have initiated a five-day strike after rejecting the government's most recent offer. The strike action is impacting hospitals across England. In response, the Health Secretary apologized for the disruption caused by the strike. He emphasized that individuals requiring emergency medical attention should still go to hospitals. The Health Secretary urged the public not to avoid seeking necessary healthcare during the strike, particularly in accident or emergency situations. The government and NHS are collectively conveying this message to ensure people access needed care.

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Streeting says he does not want people to stay away from hospitals today if they need emergency medical help.

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Resident doctors rejected the government’s latest offer.

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Resident doctors in England have begun five days of strike action.

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People should still attend hospital for emergencies.

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Full report

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Resident doctors in England have begun five days of strike action after rejecting the government’s latest offer Streeting says he does not want people to stay away from hospitals today if they need emergency medical help. The most important message that I want us all to convey collectively as, as parliament and the NHS, is to the public’ I do not want people who need to access health care to think [they’d] better not try. So if it’s an accident or an emergency, people should have access. Continue reading...
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