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Resident doctors began a five-day strike today with uneven turnout across hospitals, leaving some picket lines thin while disruption elsewhere

Tory leader dismisses the government’s newly published strategy as a ‘complete distraction’

Patients using non-emergency transport to get to hospital appointments or operations have transport cancelled or denied, watchdog finds

Experts described the disease as a ‘global challenge’

Findings mean more than 1 million people could meet NHS criteria for treatment with anti-amyloid drugs

IN FOCUS: As superflu spreads throughout the UK, Lydia Spencer-Elliott finds out if healthy young people should be getting the flu jab before seeing older relatives at Christmas – even if they’ve been vaccinated. And by when exactly?

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: This latest five-day walkout, over yet another double-digit pay demand, coincides with a flu epidemic and adds to already unbearable pressure on the NHS. The BMA is now pushing its luck – which will only help health secretary Wes Streeting to prevail

Few bookable slots left as NHS urges people to get vaccinated amid surge in cases because of new strain

Wes Streeting warned patients will face disruption but doctors said they had to take a stand