Walkouts are among the reasons excess deaths tripled, according to official data The daily Telegraph, 14 April 2023 . Any increase in excess deaths is a concern but it is wholly wrong to say that the strikes are the root cause Professor David Strain, British Medical Association, 14 April 2023 . An article on the front page of the Telegraph on Friday 14 April claimed that strikes by junior doctors in March were part of the reason for a rise in the number of 'excess deaths' observed at the time.

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