🔴 Patients ‘will die across NHS over Christmas because of broken system’ warns doctor

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Dr Lailah Peel, chair of BMA West of Scotland Regional Junior Doctors Committee, spoke about the extreme pressures the NHS was facing and the impact on patients. [READ THE FULL STORY](113/csmbM04/VWPTTW8LlMvdW8MLDFh36jTK3W4zFhY94TTZ48N3Bm-7c5nCVhV3Zsc37CgTBBVxGK3l1BGCTRW8K7JWC7GmwxMW2H4RVj5RsYxqW2hdYnQ1M_0vgW8pZCfS1Drx5vW6M0d6g8jvWpmW1JCZGM253c54W4w0Zlw13GpgKW9086sL7mq1DQW5_BvMg2W0LqSW3GHDzz6WxmRVW4dtx1R5PGpXBW85091w75wVKyW3KVDmL1xR1jPW7hHjfw83cMt2W85-bCx6-4F1NM-h-FqQ8cWjW41XPLn8S0VT9W21N9j81ywlsJW4Sq6Hl5J3dRrW46NVpj7HGC1ZMzNXJ2RCD4ZW6jvY4S6y9tBsW4mnnt-6WMjHMW6536qz8vYbhyW3mQyRP6bGkNHW96pz1W836jNLW5MpYJP6hMvzCW2VqCTc3hmHmqW35SXxK5fF0QZW94C8j58YwL_qW5hYjjY5gKz2RW5N1dh38RRHRWW4YZwk03ZmHqNW3cmPF41J0Jc6Vq-C_R4M7Jn53gx71) [A doctor has warned that patients in Scotland’s hospitals over the festive period could die “for no other reason than the broken system failing them”.] [FMQs: Nicola Sturgeon says 'faux anger' will not fix Scotland NHS problems as nursing and midwife strikes loom](113/csmbM04/VWPTTW8LlMvdW8MLDFh36jTK3W4zFhY94TTZ48N3Bm-7Q5nCVVV3Zsc37CgMxlW1QV05J6bWwj_W2LZxkZ3RmVY7W7f0SHB6C7VngW7lFsnD6jYW8cW1Tm_jm61fb6BW5Zp24h3Ll-yZW1b7zSg58twKFW5W4qmc5m2NxKW7whb2Z5Xwf8vW2K9LRx4VW41fW72NncQ6tmYB_W1_y4cs6VJKLTW73WzvZ6LGxBsW46MYMH86XJT7W3VRspY5l0bBlW4VWmt44rrdQ9W8J9RvT7R3DmZW5_LLRR6FrTTYW1hnxGd8CknmTW5685y82VzgqMW7F9mW53P94JgW5vrXkG8fwxC6W7hvm4n57khN6W2JJsnt4C1ngSW2wbvfv3sx4_4W8Mc-H97csVjXW3CHgtM295HGpW5_6rr_3MbD7FVb8TXr79_n_MW8qNFRW2dQ6YxW67G8pR5F62GhW8MxJXQ19K9TlW2ZMJVN162FlJW6MsvQx2sgRMdW3TnhX-5cqjKSW8_PfWb5XBB1CW57rxkW3lj8ypW9fkX_74ryyXRW9f2X6z63R2WMVQ55Yv7Bbg723l4t1) Nicola Sturgeon declared “sound bites and faux anger” would not fix problems with the NHS as she pledged to do “everything we can” to avoid strikes in Scotland’s health service. 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