Radiographers, those in charge of MRI and CT scans at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, are to take part in industrial action on Monday 20th October, from 9am until 1pm.
In order to minimise disruption to services, a small number of appointments have been rescheduled on the morning of the strike.
Letters have been sent to all patients affected, but the RUH are also issuing advice to ensure those patients who have an appointment are aware of what to do.
In a statement, the hospital said: “Patients who have an appointment scheduled for an MRI or CT scan at the hospital between 9am and 10am on Monday 20th October will have their appointment rescheduled and the hospital appointments team will be in touch to arrange this with them.
“All patients who have an appointment scheduled for an MRI or CT scan between 10am and 1pm on Monday 20th October are being advised to phone ahead (after 9am, using the number given on their appointment letter) to check that their appointment will go ahead as planned.”
The action is being taken by members of the Society and many other NHS trade unions because of an ongoing pay freeze.
The government rejected a recommended 1% pay rise for the current year and Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary for England, has said that there will be no increase in 2015. The pay freeze will have been imposed for four out of five years.
“Radiographers who work in the NHS in the four countries of the UK will participate,” said Richard Evans, the Society’s Chief Executive Officer.
“There is the possibility of more action by radiographers in the future. The anger that they and other health professionals feel is very strong.”
