"I am a Labour prime minister, who believes in workers' right to strike, said Starmer. But let's be clear when it comes to the strikes planned by resident doctors next week. They should not happen. They are reckless. The prime minister added: Right now, resident doctors' colleagues will be cancelling operations, cancelling their Christmas leave and preparing for this coming storm. The idea that strikes could still take place in this context is frankly beyond belief."
"With the NHS saying it is facing a worst-case scenario with an unprecedented wave of super flu, Streeting, the heath secretary, has cautioned that the strikes could be the Jenga piece that causes collapse. Doctors and charities also said on Friday they were growing increasingly concerned about hospitalisations among older people in particular, even though case numbers are highest among the young."
The prime minister condemned planned resident doctor strikes scheduled for 17–22 December as reckless and urged their cancellation amid severe NHS pressures. The health secretary warned strikes could overwhelm services, likening them to a Jenga piece that causes collapse. The government offered more training places to resident doctors but no extra pay, which the British Medical Association says will not resolve the workforce crisis. The BMA deputy chair expressed scepticism that members would accept the offer. An indicative online ballot of resident doctors is due to close Monday. Hospitals are cancelling operations and staff leave as charities warn of rising older-person hospitalisations during a super-flu wave.
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