Local NHS preparing for national industrial action

GP practices will continue to be open during the resident doctors strike. Please continue to attend your GP unless you are contacted and told otherwise.

GP practices might be busier as a result as a result of the strike action so please be mindful of the extra pressure on staff and continue to treat them with kindness and respect.

GP phone lines are likely to be even busier than normal, so please be patient as practice staff try to help as many people as they can. If you have a computer or smartphone, you can use the NHS App or your GP practice’s e-consultation service, which directs your query quickly to the right member of practice staff and helps free up the telephone lines for those who aren’t online.

Local NHS preparing for national industrial action – Herts and West Essex ICS