Resident Doctor Industrial Action: 7 - 13 April 2026 [INCLUDES UPDATES]

The British Medical Association has announced that resident doctors will take part in industrial action 7am on Tuesday 7 April until 7am on Monday 13 April 2026.
 
Our Emergency Department  (ED) and Maternity Services will continue to operate throughout the strike period, although you may experience longer waiting times in our Emergency Department, we apologise if this is the case.

As always, if you need urgent care but it isn't life threatening please “think 111 first” before visiting an accident and emergency department.

Visit 111.nhs.uk or call 111 to access the NHS care you need in the right place. A trained advisor will assess you and direct you to the most appropriate place to receive care.

 

To avoid the longer wait in our ED and access the right care, in the right place, you may also choose to contact your GP or seek support via your local Pharmacy.

Attending appointments
If there are changes to an appointment you have on one of the strike days, we will have contacted you by letter, phone or SMS message to re-schedule. However, if you did not hear from us, please attend your scheduled appointment as usual.

In the event that industrial action is called off, we will make every effort to reinstate any appointments that have been cancelled as quickly as possible but you should only attend if we contact you to let you know a cancelled appointment has been reinstated.
 
The safety of our patients and service users is our top priority and we have plans in place to ensure that anyone who needs our care will continue to receive it.

 

We hope that the industrial dispute is resolved as soon as possible, but apologise in the meantime for any disruption it may cause.