Nearly 900 operations and appointments at Guy’s and St Thomas’ have been rescheduled due to this week’s junior doctors strike.
In total, 49 non-urgent operations and 842 non-urgent outpatient appointments will now need to be re-arranged – roughly ten per cent of the planned number. Consultants will cover the usual duties of junior doctors and all urgent sectors including A&E and the maternity wards will run as usual.
The News requested the same information from King’s College Hospital but did not receive a detailed response other than a promise that “emergency services” will continue through the strike.