Claim older patients will be 'hit harder' by walkouts

OLDER patients will be “hit harder than most” by strike action by resident doctors in England, a charity has warned.

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Up to half of the medical workforce in England could stop work at 7am on Wednesday and not return for five days as resident doctors stage a walkout over pay and jobs.

Hopes that the strike could be averted at the last minute were dashed on Monday when members of the British Medical Association (BMA) rejected a fresh offer from the Government.