Claim: Official data shows that strikes are one of the reasons why excess deaths rose in England in March 2023.
Fact-check: Official death data doesn't tell us whether junior doctors' strikes cost lives - Full Fact
Verdict: official data shows a rise in excess deaths in england at this time, but this does not mean that strikes were necessarily a factor. a similar rise occurred at the same time in wales, where there were no strikes.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2023-04-19T00:00:00