Publish date: 12 January 2023

On Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th January 2023 The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is taking strike action at a number of NHS trusts, including Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. The industrial action is a national dispute between the Government and Trades Unions about terms and conditions.

We are committed to keeping disruption caused by industrial action to a minimum, and have tried and tested plans in place to manage any disruption to keep people safe.

Appointments

If you have an appointment with any of our services please attend unless you hear from us. Please don’t call to check if your appointment is going ahead. We will be in touch with patients directly if we need to rearrange an appointment.

Visiting patients

We continue to welcome family members and loved ones to visit patients at our hospitals, please speak to your ward to arrange visits as usual.