Christmas strikes could collapse NHS with flu surge unlike anything since pandemic, says Streeting

Health secretary urges resident doctors to accept pay offer as he warns of pressures on health service from flu cases

Wes Streeting has warned resident doctors that strikes and a jump in flu cases over the Christmas period could be the Jenga piece" that forces the NHS to collapse.

The health secretary said the NHS faced a challenge unlike any it has seen since the pandemic" and urged resident doctors to accept the government's offer and end their actions.