Fewer patients were affected by the five-day walkout by resident doctors compared with previous strikes, officials have said.Hospitals were ordered to press ahead with as much pre-planned care as possible during the walkout across England, which ended at 7am on Wednesday.And hospital leaders said that fewer resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, took to picket lines compared with previous walkouts.

Fewer patients were affected by the five-day walkout by resident doctors compared with previous strikes, officials have said.Hospitals were ordered to press ahead with as much pre-planned care as possible during the walkout across England, which ended at 7am on Wednesday.And hospital leaders said that fewer resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, took to picket lines compared with previous walkouts.