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Resident Doctors: Strikes

Asked by Stuart AndrewConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 24 April 2026UIN 124568

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an estimate of the number of NHS appointments and procedures postponed due to the resident doctors’ strike beginning on 7 April 2026.

Answered by Karin Smyth

NHS England routinely publishes information on postponed inpatient and outpatient appointments during periods of industrial action, and this information will be published in due course. Further information will be available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/preparedness-for-potential-industrial-action-in-the-nhs/#heading-3

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