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Ambulance workers and nurses' strikes set to go ahead later this month after the government and unions fail to reach a pay agreement.
A surge in flu cases and a lack of hospital beds has put the health service under enormous pressure.
The department for transport's own impact assessment warns the plans could lead to more strikes and staffing shortages.
The prime minister's proposals to end the current wave of industrial action could be challenged in court.
The result of the vote organised by the National Education Union will be "very close" due to delays caused by Royal Mail strikes and bad weather.
The UK Statistics Authority says the government's calculations "include a number of judgements and assumptions that others might wish to debate".
Nurses in England will walk out on January 18 and 19 as the row with the government escalates.
The Royal College of Nursing is preparing to go on strike again next week as the government still refuses to discuss pay.
The cabinet minister repeated the debunked claim that giving public sector workers what they want would cost the government £28 billion.
Shadow health secretary says the health service is "failing patients on a daily basis".