the government say call of the strikes, come back to the negotiating table and let s find a fair and reasonable settlement. the mood in the hospital is very different. it is anxious, they are deeply concerned, they are worried about staffing levels in departments. they are worried about the weights nand. worried about ambulances being held up. and worried about discharging patients without the juniors, the consultants can only really a firefight. 0f can only really a firefight. of course we mentioned tens of thousands of operations and appointments being cancelled, tens of thousands ofjunior doctors have walked off across england. a very, very difficult six days ahead. what we can expect is perhaps some of the longest waits that the nhs has ever seenin longest waits that the nhs has ever seen in a&e. but a real, really important message to the public is if you have an urgent or
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in the history of the nhs. what impact will this have on patients? morning. well, it is darker in newcastle and this is a dark day for the nhs. a huge impact. tens of thousands ofjunior doctors will be walking out from around seven. they will be handing over to the consultants, who will take over theirjobs consultants, who will take over their jobs to consultants, who will take over theirjobs to a certain extent. many of the consultants are having to stop all surgery. most appointments have been cancelled. although there is a warning really to patients to say, do come in if you have a life or limb emergency. do contact 999 if you feel your life is threatened. those that haven t gotten an emergency, that are turning up at a&e, can expect very long wait. surgeons will be downing tools so to speak and going to the emergency departments to help. but there is