As you may be aware, the British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that junior doctors will be striking from 7am on Saturday 24 February to 12am on Thursday 29 February.
As a result, we anticipate that junior doctors at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust will be taking industrial action during this time.
If we have not contacted you, please attend your appointment as planned. If there are changes to an appointment you have on one of the strike days, we will have contacted you.
The safety of our patients and service users is our top priority and we have plans in place to ensure that anyone who needs our care will continue to receive it.
Our Emergency Department and Maternity Services will continue to operate throughout the strike period, although you may experience longer waiting times in our Emergency Department, we apologise if this is the case.
As always, if you need urgent care but it isn't life threatening, please “think 111 first” before visiting an accident and emergency department. Either visit 111.nhs.uk or call 111 to access the NHS care you need in the right place. A trained advisor will assess you and direct you to the most appropriate place to receive care.
GP services and pharmacies are unaffected by the industrial action and remain available for patients as normal.
We hope that the industrial dispute is resolved as soon as possible, but apologise in the meantime for any disruption it may cause.