Industrial Action: Junior Doctors 27 June to 2 July
Update 2 July 2024: This round of industrial action has now ended. Please continue to only attend our Emergency Department if your condition is life-threatening. If you do not have an emergency, please call your GP, visit a pharmacist for advice and for the treatment of minor ailments, make use of our Minor Injury Units at Tavistock and Kingsbridge, our Urgent Treatment Centre at the Cumberland Centre in Devonport, or use 111.nhs.uk.
We wanted to let you know that renewed industrial action has been announced by the British Medical Association (BMA) for Junior Doctors from 7am on Thursday 27 June to 7am on Tuesday 2 July.
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has tried and tested plans in place to deal with any disruptions such as industrial action.
The safety of our patients and wellbeing of our staff remains our priority. We are working with trade union representatives to put in place robust procedures to maintain services, and patient safety and welfare.
We will contact patients if their procedure or outpatient appointment needs to be rescheduled, but they should attend a procedure or appointment if they have not heard from us.
Please only attend our Emergency Department if your condition is life-threatening. If you do not have an emergency, please call your GP, visit a pharmacist for advice and for the treatment of minor ailments, make use of our Minor Injury Units at Tavistock and Kingsbridge, our Urgent Treatment Centre at the Cumberland Centre in Devonport, or use 111.nhs.uk.
