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Alex Mitchell and Farid Farid

Doctor covering 150 patients pleads for fair treatment

NSW doctors say they are being pushed to their limits. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Thousands of surgeries, appointments and cancer treatments have been cancelled as hospital doctors walk off the job over staggering workloads and low pay.

Doctors from dozens of NSW hospitals went on strike for the first time in 27 years on Tuesday, demanding a 30 per cent salary increase and guaranteed breaks.

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