New QEII Hospital

11/04/2026

Industrial action is taking place 🚨

Please contact NHS 111 for care advice or visit your local pharmacy first for minor conditions ☎️

More information is available here 👉

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

10/04/2026

During industrial action, our emergency department (ED) will be prioritising patients that need urgent care

To help us reduce wait times, please:

Contact NHS 111 first https://111.nhs.uk ☎️

Visit your GP or pharmacy with less serious injuries

Only attend ED in an emergency 🏥

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this time

More information can be found here 👉

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

09/04/2026

**UPDATE** Our phone lines at New QEII Hospital are now fully operational again. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

09/04/2026

With the current Industrial action in place by resident doctors, you can help our clinicians prioritise those in an emergency by keeping our A&E free for life or limb-threatening illnesses.

Most GP Practices will remain open, so please continue to come forward for existing appointments.

Please contact NHS 111 for care advice or visit your local pharmacy first for minor conditions.

Please be kind to those who are still working, they will be managing even more than normal.

More information can be found here 👉

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

08/04/2026

During industrial action, our emergency department (ED) will be prioritising patients that need urgent care

To help us reduce wait times, please:

Contact NHS 111 first https://111.nhs.uk ☎️

Visit your GP or pharmacy with less serious injuries

Consider visiting our Urgent Treatment Centres for anything that is not life or limb-threatening

Only attend ED in an emergency 🏥

Appointments and operations are going ahead as planned - please attend at your scheduled time. unless we contact you.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this time

More information can be found here 👉

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

07/04/2026

The resident doctors industrial action began today 🚨

It’s important to still seek medical help if you, or someone you care about, needs it during industrial action.

Please continue to use 999 and our emergency department for life or limb-threatening illnesses or injury. You can also use NHS 111 online, our urgent treatment centres at Lister and New QEII, as well as community services like GPs and pharmacies, which will be open as usual for help and advice 💻💊

Thank you for your patience and support.

More information can be found here 👉

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

06/04/2026

Did you know, in addition to our NHS trust page, we also have dedicated pages for our NHS trust and the hospital sites we manage:

Learn about East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Listen to all-things Lister Hospital
Hear the latest from Hertford County Hospital
And stay up to date with happenings at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

You can learn more about our other social media channels via our trust website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/press

06/04/2026

Upcoming industrial action 🚨

Please be aware of planned industrial action from 7-13 April 📅

Appointments and operations are going ahead as planned - please attend at your scheduled time. unless we contact you.

More info at

There are a number of planned days of industrial action which are very likely to have an impact on the services provided by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust at our hospitals

05/04/2026

From Tuesday, industrial action will affect our services 🚨

Our clinicians will be focusing on urgent and emergency care. If you have a loved one in hospital, please read our top tips to help them get home as soon as they're better and consider collecting them from hospital if you can ⤵️

05/04/2026

Happy Easter Sunday from everyone at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust 💙🐣

Please stay safe this weekend, think 111 first if you need help, or call 999 if it's life or limb-threatening 💻📞

Thank you to all those working over the Easter weekend to keep our local community safe

03/04/2026

We’d like to wish all our staff, patients and visitors an 'eggcellent' Good Friday and a safe Bank Holiday Weekend 🐣💙

We would also like to thank our colleagues working over the Bank Holiday to care for our patients 🙌

02/04/2026

Industrial action is planned from next week and will run from 7am on Tuesday 7 April to 7am on Monday 13 April.

If strike action goes ahead as planned, it will affect our services 🚨

During this time, our clinicians will be focusing on urgent and emergency care. If you have a loved one in hospital, please read our top tips to help them get home as soon as they're better and consider collecting them from hospital if you can ⤵️