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Families across North Staffordshire are being urged to think twice about attending A&E as waiting times exceed four hours.The warnings come as junior doctors embark on six days of strikes. The industrial action, from 7am on January 3 to 7am on Tuesday January 9, comes at one of the busiest times of the year for the NHS as it grapples with increased pressure from winter viruses and a rise in people coming forward who delayed seeking help over the holidays.The NHS has warned that the strike, which could see up to half of the medical workforce in England walk out, could lead to 'the most difficult start to the year the NHS has ever faced'.The Royal Stoke University Hospital is among the trusts where patients are facing long waits before being seen. As of 3pm today, there were 137 patients in the queues with wait times exceeding four hours.Meanwhile, other centres across Staffordshire are experiencing similar issues. Haywood Walk-in Centre currently has wait times of three ho

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