Over 175,000 appointments and procedures had to be cancelled due to the three-day walkout, figures show.
Over 175,000 patient appointments and procedures had to be cancelled in England when junior doctors went on strike this week, figures reveal.Tens of thousands of medics took part in the 72-hour walkout, which began on Monday, with more senior hospital colleagues asked to cover.
"Over 175,000 appointments and procedures were rescheduled to protect emergency, critical and urgent care for patients, which will inevitably impact on efforts to tackle the Covid backlog." Nurses, ambulance workers and physios have also staged strikes this winter, but have now paused action while they consider a
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