An extra 1,302 cancellations in psychological well being, studying incapacity and group settings had been additionally recorded, although that is prone to embody a small quantity of double-counting, in line with NHS England which printed the information.
The variety of inpatient and outpatient appointments cancelled in England for the reason that present spell of commercial motion started within the NHS in December 2022 now stands at 885,154.
If the group and psychological well being figures are included, the full rises to greater than 940,000 – although this won’t replicate the general variety of precise cancellations, attributable to some duplication of information.
At the identical time, not all NHS trusts have been in a position to provide figures for publication by NHS England, which means it’s unattainable to characterize the true scale of disruption.
NHS leaders have stated that the true affect of strikes is being masked as many hospitals have stopped reserving in surgical procedures and different appointments on future strike days.
Industrial motion continues to have a big impact on the NHS, and on the lives of sufferers and their households.
Commenting on the figures, Matthew Taylor , chief government of the NHS Confederation, stated: “Despite sterling work by health leaders and their teams, this latest round of industrial action has seen the cancellation of 47,129 operations and appointments, taking the total cancelled over the past nine months of strike action to within touching distance of one million.
“This must stop. The NHS cannot be expected to roll with the punches for much longer, and with junior doctors looking to extend their mandate for industrial action, health leaders are seriously worried that we are potentially sleep walking into the NHS’s very own winter of discontent.
“All parties need to work together to end this for the sake of the health service.”
Sir Julian Hartley, chief government at NHS Providers, added: “Trust leaders are alarmed by the snowballing impact of the strikes on patients.
“Nearly one million people across England have now had appointments for hospital, mental health and community care pushed back due to the walkouts since December.
“On top of that, there is the immeasurable impact of all the appointments that couldn’t be booked on the day of a strike itself.
“No one can afford this dispute to continue. Talks between the government and unions must resume.”
NHS England’s nationwide medical director Professor Sir Stephen Powis stated: “Industrial action continues to have a huge impact on the NHS, and on the lives of patients and their families.
“This strike took place into a bank holiday weekend, when NHS activity is generally lighter, but many services have for some time avoided scheduling any planned appointments for strike days in order to prioritise emergencies.
“This means the true impact of this action will be even higher, and as we move into September, the extraordinary cumulative effect of more than nine months of disruption poses a huge challenge for the health service, as staff work tirelessly to tackle the backlog.”
The Government insisted talks on pay are over after it stated consultants would obtain a 6% rise.
The BMA stated the rise was “insulting” and have claimed that consultants have skilled a “35% pay erosion” during the last 14 years.
Consultants are attributable to stroll out once more on September 19 and 20 and October 2,3 and 4.
As with earlier advisor walkouts, medical doctors will nonetheless present “Christmas Day cover” which means that emergency care will nonetheless be offered.
Meanwhile the BMA’s Junior Doctors Committee is reballoting members to see whether or not they wish to proceed with strike motion.
