One million NHS appointments cancelled during strike action

Number of appointments rescheduled after NHS strike action passes one million, new figures show

The number of acute inpatient and outpatient appointments rescheduled as a result of strike action by junior doctors and consultants has now exceeded one million, according to new figures.

‘Relentless impact’ of NHS strikes laid bare as 1million appointments cancelled due to walkouts

MORE than a million hospital appointments have been cancelled by strikes this year, official figures reveal. NHS bosses slammed the “relentless impact” of walkout misery that has dragged on for 10 months with no end in sight. GettyA million hospital appointments have been postponed because of strikes this year (stock image)[/caption] Health Secretary Steve Barclay called the figure a “grim milestone”. Brazen medics in the British Medical Associa…

1m NHS appointments and operations cancelled in England since strikes began

Latest figures show 1,015,067 ‘episodes of care’ have been postponed since end of last yearMore than 1m outpatient appointments and operations have been cancelled since strikes began in December across the NHS in England, figures reveal.Last week’s four-day stoppage by consultants and junior doctors forced hospitals to reschedule 129,913 more “episodes of care”, taking the total to just over 1m, NHS England said. Continue reading...

NHS strikes: More than a million appointments cancelled in England

There are calls for both sides to end the doctors' pay row, ahead of joint strike action next week.

One million NHS appointments cancelled during strike action

‘The immediate concern has to be with patients – more than a million and counting – whose care or treatment has been delayed’ - NHS Providers

NHS appointments cancelled during strike action to ‘surpass one million’

Junior doctors expected to continue striking until the government makes a ‘credible offer’