Industrial action taking place this week (Thu 27 Jun - Tue 2 Jul)
Over the coming week, some of our Postgraduate Doctors are taking industrial action across the UK as part of the dispute over pay and conditions with the Government.
Postgraduate Doctors (often referred to as Junior Doctors) will be taking action and striking from 7am on Thursday 27 June until 7am on Tuesday 2 July.
During these periods some of our services such as outpatient clinics and some non-urgent procedures, like surgery, will be affected. There could also be disruption in the days before industrial action.
We will be contacting anyone whose care will be affected.
If you do not hear from us please attend your appointment as planned.
As part of our efforts to do everything we can to minimise the impact on patients, we may have to reschedule your appointment or procedure at short notice. If we have to do this we are very sorry and will do everything we can to rearrange your care as soon as possible.
Our teams across our Children’s and Women’s hospitals and in our Mental Health Services, have worked hard to make sure that our emergency and urgent services remain there for our women, children and young people and are safe.
The industrial action does mean that our Emergency Department, while safe, will have reduced staff numbers which may mean longer waits for some patients.
We will continue to review and update our plans and provide updates when available.