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NHS braces for tide of people who delayed care amid ambulance workers’ strike

Doctors warn of a backlog of patients and ‘deteriorating health’ with calls to 999 down 25% during paramedics’ 24-hour stoppage

  • Ambulance workers’ strike: latest news updates

The NHS is bracing itself for an influx of patients between now and Christmas after thousands of people deferred seeking treatment during the ambulance workers’ strike on Wednesday.

Senior doctors are warning that the decision by many people in England and Wales not to request help while paramedics were staging a 24-hour stoppage will leave the NHS struggling to cope at a time when hospitals would traditionally be scaling back their services for the festive break.

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