Industrial action is planned to take place on four consecutive days from 7am Monday 2 October until 7am Thursday 5 October. This will see both junior doctors and consultants strike on the same days.

The strike action will impact services at all our hospitals: Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, and the Royal Free Hospital. Please be assured we are working hard to ensure we minimise disruption to services.

To help us safely manage the impact of the industrial action we will need to postpone some planned procedures and outpatient appointments.

We'll contact you directly as quickly as possible if your appointment is affected.

Throughout this period, our hospitals will be under additional pressure, and we expect our emergency departments and urgent treatment centres to be extremely busy. Emergency care will be prioritised and patients seeking urgent treatment will be seen.

If you or anyone you know does not have an urgent or life-threatening condition, please use other non-hospital services for advice and treatment during this time, such as:

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

Patients attending our emergency departments may be redirected if the clinical team there thinks it is not the best service for them.

We apologise for any inconvenience this causes and thank you for your understanding.