Figures show ‘colossal impact of industrial action on planned care in NHS’, says medical chief for England

Almost 200,000 hospital appointments and procedures in England were cancelled during last week’s junior doctors’ strikes, it has been revealed.

There were 195,000 appointments and procedures that did not happen, making the strikes the most disruptive so far to the health service, NHS England said.

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