Junior doctors’ industrial action

Members of the British Medical Association in England will go on strike for 72-hour, from 7am on Wednesday 14 June to 7am on Saturday 17 June.  This will impact on services at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

During strike action, urgent and emergency treatment will be our priority.  We are working closely with union representatives to ensure plans are in place to maintain safe care for patients, while facilitating and respecting the right of those staff who wish to take legal industrial action.

Please be assured that you can continue to access care from our emergency departments (ED) and maternity services, and critical services for our inpatients.

We will contact you if your appointment needs to be rescheduled due to strike action, either by text or phone.  If we have not contacted you, please attend your appointment as planned.

We will be re-arranging any postponed appointments as a priority.  We appreciate this situation is frustrating for patients affected and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Regardless of any strike action taking place, it is really important that patients who need urgent medical care continue to come forward as normal, especially in emergency and life-threatening cases - when someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk. On days where there is strike action, patients should only call 999 if it is a medical or mental health emergency (when someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk).

Where the situation is not life-threatening, alternative support will be available through NHS111 online or through calling NHS 111. For more information on when to call 999 and when to go to A&E, please visit the NHS UK website.

Thank you for your understanding.

Your questions answered

What if I have an appointment on a strike day?
Everyone who has an appointment should attend as planned, unless we have contacted you to reschedule.

When will I find out if my appointment is rescheduled?
We will contact you if your appointment needs to be rescheduled due to strike action.  This is likely to be a text or phone call.  If we have not contacted you, please attend your appointment as planned.

If my appointment is rescheduled, will I be put back to the bottom of the waiting list?
Any appointments that need to be rescheduled will be done so as a priority.

Is there anything I should do now?
No, we will contact you if your appointment needs to be rescheduled due to strike action.

Should I cancel my appointment on the day of strikes?
No, if we have not contacted you, please attend your appointment as planned. 

Find more information you can visit the BMA website www.bma.org.uk

24 May 2023