{"id":302374,"date":"2025-12-15T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/resident-doctors-to-strike-before-christmas-after-pay-offer-rejected-despite-surge-in-flu-cases\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:56:56","slug":"resident-doctors-to-strike-before-christmas-after-pay-offer-rejected-despite-surge-in-flu-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/resident-doctors-to-strike-before-christmas-after-pay-offer-rejected-despite-surge-in-flu-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident doctors to strike before Christmas after pay offer rejected, despite surge in flu cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wuMGdr6isbY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Resident doctors to strike before Christmas after pay offer rejected, despite surge in flu cases\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wuMGdr6isbY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A Christmas strike by resident doctors will go ahead, despite high levels of flu cases, after union members rejected the government&#8217;s offer.<\/p>\n<p>The British Medical Association says its members have rejected the government&#8217;s offer to call off the strikes, which are due to take place between 17 December and 22 December.<\/p>\n<p>It comes after NHS England said it was facing the &quot;worst case scenario&quot; after flu cases rose by more than 55% in a week.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-budget-taxes-reeves-starmer-labour-badenoch-farage-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #nhs #flu #ukpolitics #health #winter <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nClick here to get Electoral Dysfunction podcast for free: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/electoraldysfunction<br \/>\nPolitics at Sam and Anne\u2019s podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/politics-at-sam-and-annes<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<br \/>\nTo enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Christmas strike by resident doctors will go ahead, despite high levels of flu cases, after union members rejected the government&#8217;s offer. 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