Claim: NHS strikes cost the taxpayer almost £1.7 billion between April 2023 and September 2024.
Fact-check: £1.7 billion isn't really the right figure for the total cost of NHS strikes - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not quite right. the £1.7 billion figure does not include the junior doctors' strikes of june and july 2024.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2024-10-07T00:00:00