More than 600 appointments were cancelled across Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust to prioritise emergency care during strike action by junior doctors. Doctors, who are part of the British Medical Association, started a six-day walkout on January 3 in a dispute over pay, which is due to end on January 9 at 7am. It comes as a critical incident across the whole Nottinghamshire NHS system was declared on Wednesday (January 3). An update was given at a Sherwood Forest Hospitals board meeting on January 4. Paul Robinson, chief executive, said 646 patients had cancellations for outpatient, day case an…
