With the heat placing extra demands on A&E units, bosses are urging people to use services sensibly.
Health bosses are warning of major disruption and pressure on the NHS in England, as the hot weather combines with the latest junior doctor strike.It is the third strike in the pay dispute and is expected to lead to the cancellation of much routine care.Junior doctors, nearly half the medical workforce, will walk out of both routine and emergency care.NHS England said the health service would have to prioritise emergency and life-saving care.
The four-day April walkout saw about 196,000 hospital appointments and treatments postponed. And the hospital waiting list, growing since the start of the pandemic, has now hit a record 7.4 million people. "As ever, use 999 and A&E for life-threatening emergencies - and NHS 111 online for all other health conditions."
"It means there's a large number of patients without a doctor to cover them and care is really put in jeopardy. He told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme that the strikes should be viewed alongside the broader range of issues affecting doctors, such as retention and career progression, but would not be drawn on what salary Labour would offer doctors if in government.
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