Recovery period after doctors’ strikes is concern for NHS, says Streeting
Health secretary says service is coping at the moment but recovery from five-day action comes at NHS’s busiest timeUK politics live – latest updatesWes Streeting has said the NHS is “coping” with resident doctors’ strikes but he is worried about its recovery as the industrial action...
<p>Health secretary says service is coping at the moment but recovery from five-day action comes at NHS’s busiest time</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/dec/21/streeting-nhs-doctors-strike-labour-starmer-farage-latest-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Wes Streeting has said the NHS is “coping” with resident doctors’ strikes but he is worried about its recovery as the industrial action enters its final day.</p><p>The health secretary told the Observer that the NHS was managing to get through the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/17/resident-doctors-in-england-begin-five-days-of-strike-action">five-day action by the British Medical Association doctors</a>, but he was concerned about the period afterwards as the health service struggles with flu cases.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/21/recovery-period-after-doctors-strikes-is-concern-for-nhs-says-streeting">Continue reading...</a>
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