Impact of Junior Doctor Strikes Will Be ‘Felt for Some Time to Come’, Warns NHS Body

Published on July 2, 2024

The impact of the latest junior doctors strikes will “be felt for some time to come,” likely having resulted in thousands of cancelled operations and appointments, an NHS membership body has said. The NHS Confederation, a body that speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has commented on the latest industrial action, which ended Tuesday morning. “Our members will be very relieved that these latest junior doctor walkouts have finished, but their impact will be felt for some time to come. Though it will take a few days for the dust to settle and firm figures to emerge we know that tens of thousands of operations and appointments are likely to have been cancelled,” said NHS Confederation Chief Executive Matthew Taylor....

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