As you’ll no doubt be aware, there is a 48-hour junior doctor strike starting next Tuesday (26th April) at 8am.
The strike differs to those previous because the stoppages will involve emergency care. This means that between certain hours, the strike will include A&E, intensive care and maternity units.
The emergency care strike will be:
The industrial action will finish at 8am on Thursday 28th.
Here at EEAST, we will be putting measures in place during the two-day period to try and minimise any impact on our service, patients and staff. These include:
A full copy of our operational plan for the junior doctor strike will be made available on East24, should you wish to read it in more detail.
Published 21st April, 2016