Doctors were urged by London ’s NHS chief to call off their strike in the run-up to Christmas as a superflu wave sweeps through the capital.

Dr Chris Streather, medical director for the NHS in the city, said “industrial action now is the wrong thing to do for the public of London”.

The latest walkout by resident doctors, previously known as junior doctors , will take place from 7am on December 17 until December 22.

But Dr Streather stressed that hospitals already face the triple pressure from staff being off sick due to the flu , dealing with the huge wave of the virus , and as they try to get patients off wards and home to avoid them having to stay in during the Christmas period.

In an interview with the Standard, he said: “So there are three reasons why it’s really bad ti

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