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More than 500 health workers walked out over the three days of the most recent industrial action at Shropshire's hospitals.As part of national strikes, junior doctors and consultants took their most recent action last week, starting at 7am on Monday and continuing until 7am on Thursday.
The latest data shows that over the three days there were a total of 569 workers who joined the action at Shropshire's hospitals – 513 at Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust , which manages both Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital Telford , and 56 at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital .
At SaTH there were 249 cancellations of either in-patient, or outpatient elective procedures or appointments, with 394 cancelled at RJAH. He said: “Coping with three full days of joint industrial action has been extraordinarily challenging for the NHS this week with high demand for services, and yet again we have seen thousands more appointments postponed for patients in need of care.
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