A reception desk at the Royal Free HospitalJunior doctors at the Royal Free London are taking part in a six-day strike from 7am on Wednesday 3 January until 7am on Tuesday 9 January.

This follows the recent 72-hour strike by junior doctors, which ended at 7am on Saturday 23 December.

As with that strike, January's industrial action will impact all our hospitals — Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital and the Royal Free Hospital. We are working hard to ensure we minimise disruption to services.

Emergency care and acute services will be prioritised, and patients seeking urgent treatment will be seen. However, where appropriate, please use other non-hospital services for advice and treatment during this period of industrial action, such as:

  • NHS 111: www.111.nhs.uk or call 111
  • GP practices (they will continue to be open during the strike)
  • walk-in centres
  • pharmacies

If you have an outpatient appointment or a procedure with us, you will be contacted directly if this needs to be rescheduled. Please attend as normal if you don’t hear from us.