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NHS England publishes London data on latest junior doctors strike

Data on the latest junior doctors strike are here:  NHS England » Potential industrial action in the NHS.

In summary, over the three-day strike from 7am, 20 December to 7am, 23 Dec there were 25,366 cancellations of acute inpatient and outpatient appointments in London.

At the peak of the action, there were 4,501 staff not at work due to industrial action in the Capital.

The cumulative total of acute inpatient and outpatient appointments cancelled in London due to twelve months of industrial action now stands at over 300,000.

NHS London medical director Chris Streather said: “These figures show the huge ongoing impact of industrial action for patients and their families, and as we move into six days of further strikes in January the scale of disruption is likely to be even greater.

“We are fast approaching 305,000 appointments rescheduled over more than a year due to strikes, we are continuing to see a massive cumulative impact on NHS services and our hard-working staff as they do all they can to maintain safe patient services while tackling a record backlog.”

“Ahead of strikes recommencing on January 3, people should continue to use 999 for life-threatening situations, and for everything else, use 111 online or community services such as GPs or pharmacies.”