Amanda Pritchard told the BBC that 'all sides' had failed to prevent further strike action.
Patients are "paying the price" for the failure to stop strikes in the health service, the head of NHS England has said.
Ms Pritchard said the consultant strike will bring a "different level of challenge", because of a lack of cover.
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