The UK is facing an "unprecedented wave of super flu", a health chief has warned, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced "reckless" plans by doctors to launch a five-day strike next week. "The 'super flu' epidemic sweeping the country means this is the NHS's most precarious moment since the pandemic," Starmer wrote in The Guardian daily referring to the National Health Service. The resident doctors strikes just before Christmas "should not happen. Attempts to reduce patient waiting lists have been affected in part by the repeated industrial action by both resident doctors and consultants. - 'Good deal' -The resident doctors -- those below consultant level -- are in dispute with the government over pay and a shortage of training opportunities.

Source: The Times December 13, 2025 15:57 UTC