Radiographers’ strike on Tuesday ‘will stop thousands in England getting scans’

Action expected to add to disruption to health services with consultants and junior doctors also striking

Tens of thousands of patients will be unable to have scans on Tuesday when radiographers join consultants and junior doctors in strike action, hospital bosses have said.

Radiographers across England will take industrial action from 8am, which will limit the chances of patients using cancer, A&E and maternity services getting a scan or X-ray.