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05
Jan 2024
Harrogate hospital cancelled 166 appointments due to December junior doctors' strike
Harrogate District Hospital was forced to cancel 166 appointments as a result of a junior doctor’s strike before Christmas.
Members of the British Medical Association and the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association walked out from December 20.
BMA members demonstrated until December 23, while HSCA members staged action until December 22.
Both unions announced the walk outs amid a dispute over pay with government.
As a result, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust was forced to cancel both outpatient and elective appointments.
A spokesperson for the trust said in total 168 appointments were cancelled between December 20 and December 22 due to the industrial action.
They added:
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Meanwhile, the trust confirmed that its current cost estimate for staff to cover the walk outs is £153,000.
The hospital has also been hit by further industrial action in the new year.
Junior doctors who are members of the BMA are currently on strike until Tuesday (January 9).
The union staged the walk out on Wednesday (January 3) in what is set to be the longest strike action in NHS history.
Dr Robert Laurenson and Dr Vivek Trivedi, co-chairs of the BMA junior doctors committee, said ahead of the demonstration:
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