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# Junior doctor strikes led to nearly 15,000 rescheduled appointments at local NHS trust
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/junior-doctor-strikes-led-to-nearly-15-000-rescheduled-appointments-at-local-nhs/
- Published: 2024-09-25T07:18:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:34:43.000Z
- Description: Since December 2022, almost 15,000 appointments have been rescheduled due to strikes at the East Suffolk and North Essex Trust as junior doctors vote to accept a new pay deal.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Health & Care Services, #article, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT), #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**Why it matters:** The strikes have significantly impacted local healthcare services with:

- 14,612 total appointments rescheduled
- 13,940 acute appointments affected
- 10,192 working days lost

**The big picture:** Since late 2022, over 1.5 million appointments have been rescheduled, and more than a million working days have been lost due to NHS strikes across England.

![Junior doctors strike](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1727083225-striking-junior-doctors-1.webp)

Junior doctors strike

**What's new:** Junior doctors have voted to accept the government's latest pay offer, potentially ending the long-running dispute.

- 66% of junior doctors voted in favour of the deal
- Pay will rise by an average of 4.05% for 2023-24, backdated to April 2023
- An additional 6% pay rise, plus £1,000, will take effect from April 2024

**By the numbers:**

- A doctor starting foundation training will see base pay increase to £36,600, up from about £32,400
- A full-time doctor entering speciality training will see pay rise to £49,900 from about £43,900

**What they're saying:**

Dr Trivedi, co-chairman of the BMA's Junior Doctors Committee, told BBC Breakfast: "This is the first step towards restoring pay, which is all that doctors have wanted since the beginning of this campaign."

Health Secretary Wes Streeting called the deal a "necessary first step" to cutting waiting lists and reforming the health service.

**The bottom line:** While the pay deal marks progress, Dr Trivedi noted that "the journey is not over" in addressing junior doctors' concerns about pay and working conditions.

### Sources

- [Industrial action in the NHS](https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/preparedness-for-potential-industrial-action-in-the-nhs/?ref=ipswich.co.uk#heading-3)

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