Consultants and junior doctors in England announce strike action – picket lines set up across the nation

Consultants and junior doctors in England are set to take industrial action, including a 24-hour joint strike on Wednesday, September 20th, amid ongoing disputes. Picket lines will be active in various regions, impacting healthcare services across the country

Consultants will begin strike action at 0700 on Tuesday 19th September until 0700 on Thursday 21st September. Junior doctors will begin strike action on Wednesday 20th September at 0700 until 0700 on Saturday 23rd September.

Picket lines

We anticipate that we will have picket lines at the following regional locations from Tuesday morning, with Tuesday and Wednesday expected to be the busiest days. Please contact the BMA’s media team on [email protected] or call 020 73836448 if you plan on attending any of the picket sites on either day, and we can help to arrange media interviews on the day.

London

University College London Hospital 8am-12.30pm (Tuesday and Wednesday) – Contact: Jonny Bisby

King’s College University Hospital, Denmark Hill 8am-3pm (Tuesday and Wednesday) – Contact: Phil Kelly

North West

Manchester Royal Infirmary 8am-10am (Tuesday and Wednesday) – Indy Kapila

Royal Liverpool 8am-11am (Tuesday and Wednesday)

North East

Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle 8.30-11.30am (Tuesday and Wednesday) – Contact: David Atkinson

Yorkshire & Humber

Leeds General Infirmary 9am-12pm (Tuesday and Wednesday) – Contact: Shazia Karim

East Midlands

Nottingham NUH 8am-11am (Tuesday only) – Contact, Jim Stringer

Royal Derby 9am-11am (Wednesday only) – Contact, Andrew Jordan

West Midlands

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (Tues: 8am-10am – Wed: 9am-11am) – Contact: Melanie Sutton

East of England

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge 9am – 11am (Tuesday only) – Contact, Sam Wakefield

NNUH, Norwich 8am-2pm (Wednesday only) – Contact, Oz Ly

South East

Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton 9am-12am (Tuesday and Wednesday) – Contact, Hugh Townsend

South Central

John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford 9.30am-11.30am (Wednesday only) – Contact, Sadia Farooq

South West

University Hospital Bristol and Weston (Tues: 9am-11am – Wed: 8.30-11.30am) – Contact, Frank Minal