Junior doctors’ April strike led to 195,000 NHS hospital cancellations

Figures show colossal impact of industrial action on planned care in NHS', says medical chief for England

Almost 200,000 hospital appointments and procedures in England were cancelled during last week's junior doctors' strikes, it has been revealed.

There were 20,000 more appointments cancelled in the strikes that ran between 11 and 15 April than in the shorter strike in March, NHS England figures show. A total of 27,361 staff were not at work during the peak of the strikes, though the true figure could be higher as some workforce data was incomplete.