All areas of the NHS are expected to be affected from 7am on Tuesday, 11 April to 7am on Saturday, 15 April. Please use services wisely, we are working with partners to make sure patients receive care in a safe environment.

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This is four days of strikes involving up to half of doctors in the NHS coming immediately after a four-day bank holiday weekend. The NHS is facing record demand and the long bank holiday weekend is usually one of the busiest times for the NHS with staff working incredibly hard to maintain services.

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