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Hospital warning to Brits ahead of nightmare winter which could see 15,000 operations CANCELLED due to NHS strike

Published on December 10, 2022 at 12:56 AM

UP TO 15,000 operations could be cancelled from NEXT WEEK as NHS nurses go on strike, analysis has shown.

NHS Trusts have been told to tell affected patients their surgeries will be delayed by this coming Tuesday.

“Claps don’t pay the bills”; has become a rallying cry for NHS workers
Protests have been going on for months as the government refuses to instate a pay rise
An 18 per cent pay rise is requested by those striking

This new wave of delays come as 7.2million patients remain on waiting lists across England – 400,000 of which have already waited a year or more.

Hospitals have been told to reschedule appointments as soon as possible.

Cancellations which come about after Tuesday are expected to occur only in “exceptional”; circumstances.

The delayed operations include hip and knee replacements, hernia repairs, cataract surgeries and cardiac procedures.

Eight in ten NHS trusts already fail to meet targets for seeing suspected cancer patients within two weeks of a GP referral.

And 60 per cent are failing to treat 96 per cent cancer patients within a month, NHS figures show.

It’s estimated more than 100,000 outpatient appointments will be affected, as 100,000 nurses will strike.

76 hospitals and NHS organisations will strike, with many worried of unprecedented pressures on emergency services.

Ministers are refusing the Royal College of Nursing’s demands for an 18 per cent pay rise.

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen, said: “Anger has become action – our members are saying enough is enough.

“We will no longer tolerate a financial knife-edge at home and a raw deal at work.”;

100,000 workers are expected to strike in the coming months
Protests may last up to six months if demands continue to be refused
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