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AJ Handley-Rowe AJ Handley-Rowe - 10th November 2021

NHS urges public not to delay getting medical help as ‘difficult’ resident doctors strike begins

Emily Sergeant Emily Sergeant

The NHS is urging the public not to delay seeking any medical help they may need despite the resident doctors strike beginning today.

Industrial action by resident doctors – who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) – officially started today at 7am (Tuesday 7 April) and is set to run for six full days until 6:59am on Monday 13 April.

This is the fifteenth round of strike action being taken by resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – over pay and jobs.

The NHS says hospital teams across the country are working to minimise disruption for patients.

From 7am today and continuing into next week, some NHS services will be affected due to strike action.

Here’s what you need to know about accessing NHS care during this time ⬇️

— NHS (@NHSuk) April 7, 2026

However, the health service has conceded that this particular round of strike action is expected to be ‘particularly challenging’ due to the shorter notice period it was given – which also includes bank holidays – and the action itself falling during the Easter school holidays.

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But it insits ‘plans are in place’ to continue urgent and emergency care as normal, while keeping as much planned care going as possible.

In addition to prioritising urgent and emergency care, cancer, and maternity services, the NHS says it has shown in previous strikes that it can keep the vast majority of services running for patients.

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With this being the case, the NHS is insisting that patients should attend planned appointments unless they have been contacted to reschedule.

Patient in a hospital bed
The NHS is urging patients to still keep coming forward for care if they need it / Credit: Stephen Andrews (via Unsplash)

“Staff across the NHS will be doing everything they can this week to keep patients safe and ensure people can continue to get the care they need,” commented Professor Ramani Moonesinghe, who is the National Clinical Director for Critical and Perioperative Care at NHS England, ahead of strike action beginning today.

“We know this round of industrial action will be difficult, coming straight after the Easter weekend, but patients should come forward as normal and attend any appointments unless they are contacted otherwise.”

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GP practices, NHS 111, and urgent and emergency care services will continue to be available during the strike period, so anyone who needs urgent but not life-threatening care should use 111 online in the first instance, where they will be directed to the most appropriate service for their needs.

Patients with life-threatening emergencies should continue to call 999 or attend A&E as normal.

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The cosy Peak District pub serving a pick’n’mix sausage and mash menu

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson The cosy Peak District pub serving a pick'n'mix sausage and mash menu

There’s a Peak District pub that’s turned one of Britain’s most beloved comfort foods into a full-on pick’n’mix.

Tucked away in the postcard-perfect village of Castleton, Ye Olde Nags Head is serving up a fully customisable menu of sausage and mash dishes.

We’re talking near-endless combinations of proper pub grub.

You start by choosing your sausages from a daily rotating selection (not a sentence you hear every day, but we’re into it).

Expect classics like Cumberland alongside more adventurous options like venison and mustard, or even wild boar and orange, plus a veggie sausage daily.

Then it’s onto the mash – you can go for flavours like cheese and onion, wholegrain mustard, or even black pudding mash.

Classic cumberland, mustard mash, and mushroom sauce
Classic cumberland, mustard mash, and mushroom sauce
Veggie sausage with cheese and onion mash and classic gravy
Veggie sausage with cheese and onion mash and classic gravy
Tucking in
Tucking in

To finish? A choice of rich, hearty gravies and sauces to bring it all together, whether that’s a classic onion gravy, a peppercorn sauce, or a creamy wild mushroom sauce.

And if that wasn’t enough, you can even upgrade your bangers and mash pick’n’mix by having it all served inside a giant Yorkshire pudding.

Ye Olde Nags Head is a historic 17th-century pub, with a roaring fire in every room and cosy bedrooms upstairs.

Inside Ye Olde Nags Head pub in the Peak District
Inside Ye Olde Nags Head pub in the Peak District
Ye Olde Nags Head pub is near Mam Tor
Ye Olde Nags Head pub is near Mam Tor

It’s one of those flagstone-floored, beamed-ceilinged, mismatched-furniture type pubs that welcomes everyone in every state, whether you’re caked in mud from a hike or popping in on a coach tour.

Another of the pub’s specialties is the Derbyshire Breakfast, a hearty plate of sausage, smoked bacon, black pudding, free range egg, grilled tomatoes, field mushrooms, baked beans and fried bread.

The pub also offers takeaway breakfast butties, so you can use it for both a pre-hike stop and a post-hike pint.

Given it’s just minutes from the ever-popular Mam Tor hike, this is one pub you’ll definitely want to add to your next Peak District day out itinerary.

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