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Evening Standard
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Ella Pickover

Strikes cause 650,000 NHS cancellations as Steve Barclay says ‘movement on both sides’ is needed

Almost 650,000 appointments and operations have been postponed due to the wave of strikes which have hit the NHS in England in the run-up to its 75th anniversary.

The unprecedented strikes have caused widespread disruption across the NHS since December 2022.

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