{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/69418a337e21d19ff22cfd19?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Will the doctors strike put lives at risk amid the flu crisis?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1765902737770-154b119e-39fd-4703-8dbe-3210fd6c3085.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Thousands of resident doctors are going on strike today despite a flu outbreak which is already putting hospitals under pressure. The NHS says it’s facing a “worst-case scenario” in the run up to Christmas, so will the health service be able to cope?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Eleanor Hayward, health editor, The Times.</li><li>Joshua Bratt, photojournalist who had a severe bout of flu.</li></ul><p><strong>Host:</strong> Jane Mulkerrins.</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Shabnam Grewal, Edward Drummond</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong>&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/superflu-h3n2-strain-symptoms-5czwvcxh3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What the new superflu feels like: a drill inside my head</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/flu-hospitalisations-record-level-nhs-wes-streeting-0xrbkmcd5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wes Streeting: NHS risks collapse from strikes threat and ‘superflu’</a></li></ul><p><strong>Clips:</strong> Times Radio, LBC, Sky News.</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}