Is it an emergency?
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The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced a 96 hour strike which will apply to junior doctors. It will take place from 06:59 on Tuesday 11 April until 07:00 on Saturday 15 April.
Within the Suffolk and north east Essex system, it will mean industrial action will take place at Ipswich, Colchester and West Suffolk Hospitals. If you are booked for an appointment, procedure or operation during these days and it needs to be postponed, the NHS will contact you to confirm this and a new date will be arranged for you. If no one has contacted you, please attend your appointment as planned.
Patients who need urgent medical care during strike action should continue to come forward as normal, especially when someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk.
GP services are not impacted by this strike action. Please continue to attend your GP appointments, unless you are contacted and told otherwise. On strike action days, patients should only call 999 if it is a medical or mental health emergency. Where the situation is not life threatening, alternative support will be available through NHS111.