More than 150 appointments were postponed at the North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust (NCIC) due to the junior doctors' strike this month, new figures show.
The six-day walkout from January 3 to January 9 was the longest strike in NHS history, with the British Medical Association demanding a 35 per cent pay rise. The Government called this "not affordable".
173 appointments were at NCIC, with Thursday, January 4 seeing the highest number of postponed appointments, at 55.
NHS leaders warned the impact caused by the strike could last for months.
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The figures also show an average of 56 junior doctors were on strike each day over the six-day period at the North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust, with the walkout peaking on Wednesday January 3 at 124.
A spokesperson for NCIC said: "We know that having an appointment rescheduled is frustrating and we are now working on making sure that anyone who had an appointment postponed due to the industrial action is rescheduled as soon as possible."
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