Top hospital doctors in England staged a 48-hour walkout from August 24.
The number of appointments, operations and procedures postponed due to strikes in the NHS in England is in “touching distance of one million”, NHS leaders have said.
The number of inpatient and outpatient appointments cancelled in England since the current spell of industrial action began in the NHS in December 2022 now stands at 885,154. NHS leaders have said that the true impact of strikes is being masked as many hospitals have stopped booking in surgeries and other appointments on future strike days.
“Nearly one million people across England have now had appointments for hospital, mental health and community care pushed back due to the walkouts since December.
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