Junior Doctors strike 'risks patient's safety', UK Health Secretary says

Planned all-out strikes by junior doctors in England this week could 'risk the safety of many patients', the UK Health Secretary has said.

Jeremy Hunt has urged the British Medical Association to call off the strike and meet him to discuss the issue.

The strikes could see junior doctors walk away from emergency care for the first time, as they continue their fight against the prospect of a new, controversial contract in England.

Our UK correspondent Martha Holeyman has more.

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