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Patients should attend any pre-booked appointments unless told otherwise, the health board has advised as junior doctors prepare to strike.

Junior doctors will be taking industrial action on January 15, 16, and 17 in a dispute over pay.

In a statement, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) said it was “doing all we can” to minimise disruption for patients.

The health board continued: “Patients with a pre-booked appointment or procedure in one of our hospitals during the strike period will be contacted directly by our booking team, should their appointment be affected. 

“Patients who are not contacted are advised to attend any booked appointments as normal.”

ABUHB has confirmed the emergency department at the Grange Hospital in Cwmbran will remain open for the most serious patients – but urged people to only attend A&E if they are seriously ill or injured, or if there is a risk to life.