UK’s Health Crisis Heading for 1 Million Delayed Appointments

Junior doctors on a picket line outside at University College Hosptial in London on July 13.Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

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By Asad Zulfiqar and Alex Morales

July 26, 2023 at 9:52 AM UTC

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July 26, 2023 at 2:45 PM UTC

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Strikes in England’s beleaguered health service are set to push the number of delayed appointments close to 1 million.

England’s junior doctors will strike for four days in August, the British Medical Association said on Wednesday, ahead of another 48-hour walkout by senior doctors later in the month.