In response to the planned industrial action, the NHS locally is calling on local people to help minimise disruption as far as possible and to safeguard patient care.
Junior doctors at all major hospitals in the mid and south Essex area are scheduled to strike for three days, starting at 7am on Wednesday, 20 December, and ending at 7am on Saturday, 23 December.
This will be followed by a more prolonged strike, beginning at 7am on Wednesday, 3 January, and concluding at 7am on Tuesday, 9 January.
Local people are being urged to plan ahead if they take prescribed medication regularly, by making sure they have enough to last until the New Year.
Follow this link to read the full news update from the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System : https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKMSEHCP/bulletins/3802895
