NHS Crisis: 350,000 appointments and operations expected to be cancelled

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Around 350,000 appointments and operations are expected to be cancelled this week, as junior doctors in England continue their 4-day strike, the most disruptive in NHS history.

The British Medical Association is asking for a 35% pay increase, but the government has called that unreasonable with the Health Secretary insisting the strikes will only put patients at "greater risk".

Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/junior-doctors-strike-patient-care-on-a-knife-edge-as-up-to-350-000-appointments-could-be-cancelled-during-four-day-walkout-12854813

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