Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns of super flu 'tsunami' and issues direct appeal to NHS doctors - warning that a strike is 'choosing to put lives at risk this Christmas'

Wes Streeting has warned Britain is facing a “tsunami of flu” in the worst period for the NHS since the pandemic.

The Health Secretary has today made a direct appeal to the public to protect themselves - and to resident doctors considering going on strike in the busiest days before Christmas . Mr Streeting has said he “can't guarantee patient safety over the next week” if the five-day walkout goes ahead in England from 7am on Wednesday.

The Government has made a last ditch offer to the British Medical Association to prioritise homegrown doctors for NHS training places and increase them by 4,000 - which its mem

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