Some 67,034 appointments were rescheduled due to the five-day walkout. READ MORE:Junior doctors in England are awaiting a call from the new Labour government after officials promised to open pay talks on 'day one'.
But not all NHS trusts have supplied figures on cancelled appointments, meaning the true scale of the disruption is expected to be higher. Junior doctors' pay - the truth Junior doctors were awarded a pay rise of 6 per cent plus a consolidated payment of £1,250 in July, in line with the recommendation of the Independent Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration.
Junior doctors pocketed the extra money despite vowing to continue striking, with some boasting the additional income would subsidise further walkouts. The trainee medics have been demanding full pay restoration — worth around 35 per cent — and have said they would not settle for anything less, although senior figures within the union have suggested they may compromise.More than 300,000 people had been waiting for more than a year, compared to less than 2,000 before the pandemic.Medics in training across the NHS downed their stethoscopes and went on strike for five full days from June 27.
Professor Sir Stephen Powis today added: 'I am extremely grateful to staff for working incredibly hard to keep patients safe and prioritise care for those who needed it most, when demand for urgent and emergency services has been high. She added: 'The next government must reset the relationship with NHS employees so that leaders of hospital, mental health, community health and ambulance trusts can put all of their time and energy into cutting waiting times and looking after patients instead of dealing with industrial action.'