Resident doctors strike across England from 7am on Friday for five days but NHS leaders are warning patients not to assume their appointment has been cancelled

Health leaders have issued instructions to the public as to how they should interact with the NHS during the five-day strike.

Resident doctors go on strike across England from 7am on Friday for five days. The knock-on impact on patients is they will be forced to wait longer for care, and many may no longer be able to work without the treatment they need, they said.

Plans are in place to continue life-saving care as normal, while hospital chiefs have been told to keep routine operations going as much as possible – with 95% of elective activity aiming to go ahead with appointments only rescheduled in exceptional circumstances in

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