Industrial Action (IA)

Taking Part in Industrial Action

The BMA has announced a period of industial action for Resident Doctors from 7:00am Tuesday 7th April until 7:00am Monday 13th April 2026.

For staff who are members of the Trade Union, bringing the action will be protected, regardless of whether or not they voted in the ballot, and whether they voted for or against industrial action (IA).

Staff who are in a Trade Union that is different to the one bringing the action will be deemed to be taking unofficial IA if they decide to take part and will not have the same protection.

Information for GP Practices only - ESR Guidance

To ensure that any industrial action (IA) undertaken by resident doctors on placement at your practice is reported correctly, we have developed a guide to support the input of these details directly into ESR.

Please note for April strike action: It is extremely important that this information is entered directly into ESR by 10am each day. We understand due to the working arrangements of resident doctors whilst in GP practice that there will be no reporting requirements for Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th. However, reporting will be required on the other days of strike action.

No action is required to be completed in ESR where a resident doctor does not participate in IA and attends work as normal.

Industrial Action FAQs

We have created a set of FAQs based on the the queries coming through regarding indutrial action. We are regularly updating these as new information is received.