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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Denis Campbell and Aubrey Allegretti

Junior doctors’ strike prompts tens of thousands of hospital cancellations

Junior doctors on a picket line outside Salford Royal hospital as members of the BMA union begin their three day strike in pursuit of a 26% pay offer.
Junior doctors on a picket line outside Salford Royal hospital as members of the BMA union begin their three day strike in pursuit of a 26% pay offer. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

Hospitals have cancelled tens of thousands of outpatient appointments and operations this week as they prepare for a junior doctors’ strike that will severely disrupt NHS care.

NHS trusts in England have postponed many more procedures than for any of the recent walkouts by nurses and ambulance staff.

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