You cannot take industrial action on a day you are scheduled to work for a non-NHS employer even if you also have an NHS employer.

This is unless you take leave to participate in an action on a day you are scheduled to work for a non-NHS employer. You should check your contract does not prohibit you from doing this first.

It is also possible that a non-NHS employer could change the rota to allow you to take part in industrial action. Make sure you receive permission in writing to do this.

You can take industrial action if you are 'loaned' out. This is as long as you are not impacting any other contract apart from your NHS contract.

If you are an academic trainee, read our further guidance on what your contract situation means for your ability to take industrial action.

This advice refers to clinical fellows with or without university involvement.

You can take part in industrial action if you are employed under an NHS contract.

You cannot take part in industrial action as a clinical fellow if you are employed by a university. However, you might be able to take part if you also have a separate NHS contract (such as for out of hours work). You would only be able to take action against that contract. You would not be able to take action during your academic time.

Read our full statement on who the ballot includes and who can take part.

Please note, if you are an academic trainee, you should read our academic trainee guidance and follow that even if you have ‘clinical fellow’ in part of your job title.

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This guidance refers to doctors with a specialty in dentistry or oral and maxillofacial surgery ('dental trainees') on the

You can strike on the days we have called for strike action if you are a member or a non-member.

This is as long as you are not a member of another union (i.e. you cannot strike if you are a BDA member unless you are also a member of the BMA).

Be mindful, to be able to receive union support when taking industrial action, you need to be a BMA member. If you are not already a member, you can join here. 

You can take industrial action. This includes if you are a new foundation year 1 doctor.

You can take industrial action if you have an NHS employer.

You can take industrial action if you have an NHS employer. This includes if:

• you are in your period of grace
• you are on a Masters of Public Health course (by not attending classes).

You can take industrial action if you have an NHS employer.

If you are employed as a locum consultant, you cannot take industrial action.

If you are locally employed (e.g. a clinical fellow/senior clinical fellow) can take industrial action if you have an NHS employer.

You can take industrial action if you are employed by a health board/trust.

The overwhelming majority of locums are employed by health boards/trusts. You can still be employed by a health board/trust even if you use an agency to book shifts. In certain circumstances, ad hoc locums engaged by health boards/trusts may be regarded as self-employed. The usual legal position regarding self-employed persons is that they are free to accept or reject offers of work as they see fit. You could therefore choose to reject offers of work for days when strike action is taking  place.

To find out, check your contract from your employer or look at your payslip. If you are still unsure, 

Depending on your notice period and the specific wording of your terms of engagement with the trust, we'd encourage you to cancel any shifts you’ve already booked during a strike period. Read our guidance on cancelling shifts as a locum.

You cannot take industrial action as you do not have a current contract with the NHS.

You may receive offers to work to cover junior doctors during industrial actions. If you do, please refuse and notify us.

If you have already agreed to an offer of work, you should not break this agreement. You should not seek to cancel it unless there is an explicit provision for giving notice to cancel in sufficient time. The GMC's standards for medical education and training state students must undertake only appropriate tasks in which they are competent and with adequate supervision.

To be able to receive union support when taking industrial action, you need to be a BMA member. If you are not already a member, you can join here. 

You can take industrial action if you have an NHS employer.

You can take part in industrial action if you have an NHS employer.

Remember, if you have multiple contracts, you can only take industrial action against your NHS employer. See our advice above on whether you can take action.

You can take part in industrial action. This is as long as you do not have an honorary contract (or anything that could be construed as an honorary contract) with a host employer that is a non-NHS employer. 

Read our full statement on who the ballot includes and who can take part.

You can take industrial action. This includes if you have an honorary academic contract as long as that contract does not specify any NHS duties. However, if you feel that your honorary contract may include NHS duties, please contact us.

You will only be to take action in relation to your NHS contract. Your academic responsibilities will continue as normal.

Read our full statement on who we balloted for industrial action and why.

You cannot take part in industrial action because we are not in dispute with university employers.

Read our full statement on who we balloted for industrial action and why.

You cannot take industrial action. This is due to concerns that your university contract could require you to undertake work in the NHS. As such, failing to do so would be a breach of your contract.

Wales Clinical Academic Track (WCAT) trainees are employed by universities with honorary NHS contracts and have therefore not been included in the ballot.

Read our full statement on who we balloted for industrial action and why.

You can take industrial action if you have an NHS employer.

Full withdrawal from emergency care settings is included in the strike. While junior doctors are on strike, health boards/trusts will need to arrange emergency cover to ensure patient safety. We will be giving employers and the Welsh Government enough notice to prepare for this. This is to ensure that patients whose appointments are cancelled know well in advance and to ensure that employers can manage their medical rotas appropriately to ensure emergency care is no different to any other day.

You cannot take industrial action if you are employed solely by the armed forces.

See our guidance on maternity leave and industrial action.

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You are able to cancel your shifts, but you should give as much notice as possible, which will be facilitated by the fact we will be providing all employers with a minimum of two weeks’ notice of dates of action, so keep an eye out for our announcements of strike dates, and act quickly to notify your health board/trust of cancellation with as much notice as possible.

You are able to cancel your shifts, but you should meet both the contractually stipulated notice period and aim to give as much notice as possible, which will be facilitated by the fact we will be providing all employers with a minimum of two weeks’ notice of dates of action, so keep an eye out for our announcements of strike dates, and act quickly so you can notify your health board/trust of cancellation with as much notice as possible.

You will only be able to cancel your shift if we provides sufficient notice of strike action dates that allows you to meet the contractual stipulated notice period for shift cancellation – if you cannot, we would advise you to fulfil the shifts you have booked.