Industrial action in April/May

If industrial action goes ahead on Tuesday, 2 May, some planned appointments may need to be postponed to maintain safe levels of staffing in other areas.

We will contact you directly if your appointment has been postponed. The phone call may come from a private or withheld number. If you do not hear from us, please attend your appointment as planned.

We respect the right of our colleagues to take strike action and ask that you do the same, treating them with kindness and respect. The RCN has assured us that colleagues who choose not to strike and any patients who come forward for appointments, can do so.

GP services are not affected by this strike action. Please continue to attend your GP appointments.

No services are exempt from full strike action, but we are working hard to maintain staffing levels to continue to provide safe care.

We expect our urgent treatment centres to be open on strike days but you may have to wait longer than usual, or we may need to direct you to an alternative site. Edenbridge Minor Injury Unit will be closed on strike days.

If you need urgent medical care please come forward as normal, especially in emergency and life-threatening cases.

When someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk, call 999. For urgent care that is not immediately life-threatening call NHS 111, or visit  NHS 111 online.