"EPA Sir Keir Starmer has urged resident doctors not to go ahead with "reckless" strikes planned for next week, saying it is "beyond belief" they could take place during the flu outbreak. The prime minister said the NHS is in its "most precarious moment" since the coronavirus pandemic due to soaring flu cases across the UK, and that strikes would put the healthcare system and its patients in "grave danger"."
"Flu has come early this winter, and it looks to be a particularly nasty season because of a new mutated version of the virus which is circulating, say experts. Many are now calling it "super flu", but it is not more severe nor harder to treat. An average of 2,660 patients per day were in hospital with flu in England last week the highest ever for this time of year and up 55% on the week before, NHS England said."
Resident doctors have been urged not to proceed with planned strikes next week amid an early and widespread flu outbreak. The NHS is described as being in its most precarious moment since the coronavirus pandemic because of soaring flu cases, and strikes are warned to endanger the healthcare system and patients. The British Medical Association (BMA) is polling members on whether to call off the walkout; if members vote against, a five-day strike will begin on Wednesday 17 December. The BMA indicates a credible government offer on pay, conditions and trust could avert the strike. Hospitalisations have risen sharply, with an average 2,660 patients per day in England last week, the highest for this time of year and a 55% week-on-week increase; children and young people are particularly affected.
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