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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

More than 200,000 NHS appointments postponed last week due to junior doctors’ strike

PA Wire

Around 200,000 hospital appointments were postponed last week as a result of the four-day walkout by junior doctors, new NHS data has confirmed.

The figures come as paramedics, represented by union Unite, are now expected to reject the government’s pay offer, putting the whole deal at risk.

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