Sky News hears from a couple who will be watching strike developments with more anxiety than most, as they wait for news of a long-awaited lung transplant.
Mr and Mrs Flewett have not been told that transplant services will be hit but, with a transplant requiring two operating theatres and two sets of medical staff, they can't help but be nervous.
His wife added:"If he has to go to hospital [during the strike], will he get the treatment he needs? I shall be glad when it's over and will feel a lot more relaxed." Pat Cullen, general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said there were exemptions in place for services including emergency departments, intensive care units, neonatal units and paediatric intensive care units.
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