NHS strikes: Appointments cancelled as junior doctors stage five-day walkout amid row over pay

More than 1.3 million appointments have been cancelled due to NHS strikes - and from 7am tomorrow junior doctors will stage a new five-day walkout, likely causing more widespread disruption in England.

This winter has proved even more challenging than the last for the country's healthcare system, and covering for striking colleagues brings pressure to medics which is felt far beyond strike days.

Sky's Ashish Joshi reports from the Royal Berkshire hospital in Reading.

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