London trust forced to cancel almost all non-emergency care at hospitals as pathology staff stage major strike

King’s College Hospital was among the hospitals that had the vast majority of their non-emergency procedures cancelled - (PA)

Thousands of patients face having their procedures cancelled as a major strike forces an NHS trust to stop almost all non-emergency care, The Independent can reveal.

Staff working for Synnovis, a pathology provider to NHS hospital and GP services in south London, are set to stage a strike over pay disputes next week.