Junior doctors and consultants walked out together for a second spell of co-ordinated industrial action from 7am on Monday until 7am Thursday
Nearly 120,00 hospital appointments had to be rescheduled during the longest-ever joint strike by junior doctors and consultants in England. Some 118,026 inpatient and outpatient appointments in England were rescheduled as a result of the industrial action by British Medical Association which took place from October 2 to 5.
At the peak of strike action on Tuesday 27,137 staff were absent due to industrial action, NHS England said. Since strikes began in December 2022, 1,133,093 acute inpatient and outpatient appointments have been cancelled or postponed, the NHS said.READ MORE: Is this all a big distraction or are we actually getting something decent instead of HS2?
“The frequency of these debilitating strikes is also making it incredibly difficult for services to recover from their effects. “Doctors have received a fair and reasonable pay rise – as recommended by the independent pay review body, which we’ve accepted in full. NHS national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis said: “Coping with three full days of joint industrial action has been extraordinarily challenging for the NHS this week with high demand for services, and yet again we have seen thousands more appointments postponed for patients in need of care.
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