The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced national strike action by resident doctors from 7am on Tuesday 7 April until 7am on Monday 13 April 2026.
During these strikes our focus as a Trust will be on ensuring as many services as possible continue to operate safely.
It is really important that patients who need urgent medical care continue to come forward as normal, especially in emergency and serious life-threatening cases – when someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk.
If we have not contacted you, please attend your appointment as planned. We will contact you if your appointment needs to be rescheduled due to strike action. We will do our best to only cancel appointments where it is necessary.
During the strikes, there may be fewer resident doctors working than usual, and they will need to prioritise life-saving care. Less urgent cases may experience longer waits during strikes.
The NHS is asking patients to choose services appropriately during industrial action and take simple steps to help ensure care is available to patients who need it most.
NHS 111 online should be used for urgent medical help or advice when it's not a life-threatening emergency, while 999 should be used for serious or life-threatening situations.
Please visit the NHS UK website for more information on when to call 999 and when to go to A&E.
