Streeting 'angry on behalf of patients' over doctors' strike
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Streeting 'angry on behalf of patients' over doctors' strike
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has condemned the BMA’s five-day strike as “reckless and unnecessary,” saying he and the prime minister are “angry on behalf of patients.” He praised NHS staff, including many resident doctors defying the strike, for cancelling leave to keep services going.
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