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Resident Doctors: Industrial Disputes

Asked by Dr Caroline JohnsonConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 19 November 2025UIN 85258

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) operations and (b) appointments that will be cancelled if resident doctors strike from 14 to 19 November 2025.

Answered by Karin Smyth

No formal assessment has been made of any industrial action by resident doctors from 14 to 19 November 2025.

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