A total of 40,000 operations have now been postponed as a result of the junior doctors’ row.
Junior doctors are in dispute with the Government over the conditions of a new contract, which is due to be implemented in the summer.
Talks broke down between the British Medical Association (BMA) and the Government in January, and a number of strikes have taken place since.
Most recently, a two-day ‘all-out’ strike occurred, where junior doctors in England walked out of routine and emergency care.
It is the first time junior doctors have abandoned emergency care for strike action, but NHS bosses said there had been no major problems and that hospitals had coped “admirably”.
One knock-on effect of the latest strike was the cancellation of more than 100,000 routine appointments and almost 13,000 operations.
Since the strikes began at the beginning of the year, nearly 40,000 surgical procedures have been delayed – including surgery to treat cancer sufferers.
This has upset many patients, such as 21 year old Hannah Ginsing, whose brain tumour operation was postponed.
The BMA has said it will not stop fighting and is currently considering their next move. Suggestions include a serious of rolling strikes, not doing vital paperwork and mass resignations.
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