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Thousands of resident doctors are going on strike today despite a flu outbreak which is already putting hospitals under pressure. The NHS says it’s facing a “worst-case scenario” in the run up to Christmas, so will the health service be able to cope?
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Guest:
- Eleanor Hayward, health editor, The Times.
- Joshua Bratt, photojournalist who had a severe bout of flu.
Host: Jane Mulkerrins.
Producer: Shabnam Grewal, Edward Drummond
Read more:
- What the new superflu feels like: a drill inside my head
- Wes Streeting: NHS risks collapse from strikes threat and ‘superflu’
Clips: Times Radio, LBC, Sky News.
Photo: Getty Images.
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