Junior Doctors walk out across Leeds
Junior doctors across Leeds are staging their second 24-hour walk out in less than a month.
Junior doctors across Leeds are staging their second 24-hour walk out in less than a month.
They'll only provide emergency care, because the British Medical Association is in a dispute with the government over contract changes.
Talks once again broke down earlier this month, with the BMA blaming what they're calling the Government’s refusal to put reason before politics.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is urging patients to attend as planned unless they have received one of the letters telling them their appointment has been postponed, or been called by phone about planned surgery.
Mr David Berridge, Medical Director (Operations) at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “We have robust plans in place to ensure our hospitals provide safe and effective services during the strike period and patients can be safely looked after.
“During the last strike we know some patients were confused by media reports about the impact of the strike nationally and thought they would not be able to attend as normal. This means some people did not attend on the day, needlessly delaying their treatment.
“I would stress than unless a patient has specifically heard from us then they will be seen as normal, so please attend.”
In the letter some patients are receiving, they are also being advised to keep an eye on the media and attend as originally planned should the national industrial action be called off at the last minute.