{"id":508966,"date":"2026-04-02T13:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508966\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:20:14","slug":"nhs-somerset-looks-to-minimise-strike-disruption-to-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508966\/","title":{"rendered":"NHS Somerset looks to minimise strike disruption to patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk\/news\/national\/25969154.resident-doctors-announce-strikes-just-easter-break\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Last week, it was announced<\/a> that resident doctors would be taking strike action between 7am on Tuesday, April 7, and 6:59am on Monday, April 13.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  NHS Somerset said all other NHS staff, including consultants and specialist doctors, will continue working throughout the strike, and the focus will be on maintaining safe delivery of core services.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Dr Bernie Marden, chief medical officer at NHS Somerset, said: &#8220;The safety of patients and staff is paramount and the NHS in Somerset is committed to keeping, where possible, disruption to their services to a minimum during this time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;It\u2019s possible that non-urgent, routine appointments and procedures may be cancelled and postponed, to prioritise treatment for those most acutely unwell.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;You will be notified directly if you are affected by the changes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Regardless of any industrial action taking place, patients who need urgent medical care continue to come forward, especially in emergency and life-threatening cases \u2013 when someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Please use NHS services wisely to help ease pressure on the health and care sector in Somerset.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Choosing the right service can help ensure that key services remain available for those who genuinely need urgent healthcare support and advice.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  NHS Somerset is urging the public to use services appropriately to help reduce pressure on the health and care system during the strike.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  People are advised to call 999 only in medical or mental health emergencies, and to use NHS 111 online or other non-urgent services for less serious health concerns.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Anyone affected by appointment changes will be contacted directly by their healthcare provider.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last week, it was announced that resident doctors would be taking strike action between 7am on Tuesday, April&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508967,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-508966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-healthcare","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}