Members of the British Medical Association (BMA) are walking out from Thursday to Tuesday.
Junior doctors are taking part in strike action due to run for five days as part of a dispute over pay
The industrial action is the fourth strike by junior doctors since the pay dispute started, with the below-inflation pay rise on offer described as not "credible" by the BMA union. Mr Richards, from the trust running Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury hospitals in West Yorkshire, added: "If patients hear from us than we will reschedule their appointment, but if they don't hear from us it means it's still going ahead and they should still attend the appointment."
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