Industrial Action Update

Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) will take part in industrial action from 7am on Thursday, 27 June to 7am on Tuesday, 2 July.

On these days, junior doctors in Derbyshire will have the opportunity and personal choice to go on strike for all or some of the time.

Please can you support the following messages to patients, the public and across the organisation:

• If you have not been contacted by the NHS, please attend your appointment as planned.
• Please use health services wisely, use NHS 111 online as the first port of call for health needs and only use 999 if it is a life-threatening emergency.
• Take simple steps to look after yourselves, and loved ones and check in on vulnerable family members and neighbours.
• It is really important that patients who need urgent medical care continue to come forward as normal, especially in emergency and life-threatening cases - when someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk. A&E, ambulance and 999 services in Derby and Derbyshire will remain available during the industrial action.
• People in mental health distress should continue to seek support as normal. Mental health crisis services will be running during the industrial action, as will the Derbyshire Mental Health Helpline and Support Service (0800 028 0077). Details of other sources of support can be found on the emotional health and wellbeing website and the Hub of Hope website.