Hospital waiting times warning for this weekend amid junior doctor strike
London hospitals have warned patients of severe disruption likely to be caused ahead of junior doctors' strikes due to take place this weekend (February 24-25). A fresh wave of strikes will be hitting the NHS and is likely to cause chaos for people needing emergency treatment. St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group has warned of severe disruption when the walkouts start on Saturday. It comes after staff faced one of their busiest days of the winter just days earlier, on Monday February 19. More than 1,000 people turned up at the three hospitals' emergency departments during the day, which is more than 200 more than usual. The hospital Group normally sees around 800 people during a typical Monday, which is already a busier day than the rest of the week. READ MORE: 'Our son developed symptoms of 90-year-old - doctors didn't know what was wrong' But in four of the past five Mondays, attendance at A&Es at the hospitals has recor...