Health secretary apologises for doctors’ strike and says people should still attend hospital for emergencies – UK politics live

Resident doctors in England have begun five days of strike action after rejecting the government’s latest offerStreeting says he does not want people to stay away from hospitals today if they need emergency medical help.The most important message that I want us all to convey collectively as, as parliament and the NHS, is to the public’ I do not want people who need to access health care to think [they’d] better not try.So if it’s an accident or an emergency, people should have access. Continue reading...