More than 370,000 NHS appointments have been cancelled in London due to industrial action in the past 12 months, NHS England has said.
Nearly 37,000 appointments were rescheduled in the capital this week following the longest strike in NHS history.
The latest round of junior doctor’s strikes, stretching six days from January 3 to 9, meant 36,855 elective and outpatient appointments were postponed in London.
The NHS has revealed more than 20,000 junior doctors took part in the strike across London, with nearly 5,000 doctors walking out on the first day of action.
The total number of acute inpatient and outpatient appointments cancelled in London over 12 months of industrial action now stands at 373,855, according to NHS England.
London Chief Nurse Jane Clegg said the record six-day junior doctors strike "came at a very challenging time for NHS staff as they worked hard to meet the increased demands of winter".
She added: "We are now approaching 375,000 appointments rescheduled due to strikes over more than a year.
"We know this is having a huge impact on NHS services, as well as patients and their families who need our care.
"I’d like to thank our staff for doing all they can to ensure they maintain safe patient services, while they continue to tackle record waiting lists."
The chief nurse said she was grateful to Londoners for using services wisely and said this will help those who need the NHS most.
The latest strikes mean a total of 1.33 million inpatient and outpatient hospital appointments have been cancelled in England since the current spell of industrial action began in the NHS in December 2022.
NHS leaders have warned that the impact caused by the strike could last for "months".
NHS England’s national medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis said: "The longest strike in NHS history has led to unprecedented disruption for patients and their families, and while staff have planned extensively and worked tirelessly to keep patients safe, it comes once again with an enormous cost.
"That cost is clear in these figures – likely to be even higher in reality – with more than 113,000 appointments postponed at a time when services are already under huge pressure from rising flu and Covid cases and we are seeing a huge demand for care.
"Medical leaders and frontline staff are telling us they are very concerned about the coming weeks as the cold weather bites and more people may need hospitalisation.
"This puts an incredible strain on staff who have been covering striking colleagues as we continue to navigate one of the most difficult times of year."
