The impact of the six-day stoppage means the health service in England has now had to rearrange more than 1.3m appointments as a result of industrial action over the last 13 months.
The longest strike in NHS history has led to unprecedented disruption for patients and their families, and while staff have planned extensively and worked tirelessly to keep patients safe, it comes once again with an enormous cost, said Prof Sir Stephen Powis, the service's national medical director.
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