Keeping our patients safe during the industrial action
This note is to provide you with an update on the plans we are putting in place to make sure we provide safe levels of care to our patients during the junior doctors’ strike.
The strike, which is taking place next week on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April, will be the first where they will not be providing emergency care.
We are putting robust plans in place to ensure we can provide safe and compassionate care during this time and would like to let you know that this means we will only be treating those patients who need immediate care in our emergency departments (EDs) during the strike. Anyone who comes to an ED requiring non-emergency care will be redirected to primary care and will be informed of the different treatment options available to them – we will be issuing information leaflets issue during the strike to signpost these patients to the most appropriate care.
Our CCGs will be providing 16 additional GPs in the hubs across the three boroughs during the strike to give extra appointments, until 10pm on both days of the strike, which can be booked from 12noon, rather than the usual 2pm. These can be booked by calling 020 3770 1888. We will provide GP information on the leaflets issued on the strike days too.
The most important message during the strike is not to come to ED unless you require immediate, emergency care and we would appreciate your support in helping us to inform your residents by signposting people to the right services and sharing this message wherever possible.
Further information, as well as the information leaflets which you can share, are on our website.
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