questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the total cost incurred by the NHS in England as a result of industrial action since 1 December 2022.
answerText: NHS England have made a broad estimate of the costs of industrial action since April 2023. This estimate has a wide range, given that assumptions have had to be made on pay rates for staff used to provide cover. Direct costs of cover for striking staff ar...
heading: NHS: Strikes