Patient demand is expected to swell due to tourism, doctors' strikes and three May bank holidays.
, due to pressures such as the cost of living crisis and inflation rises, which they said would bring them back in line with 2008 pay levels.Members of the British Medical Association are planning a four-day walkout affecting planned and emergency care starting on 11 April.
Dr Marsh said: "The NHS in the South West has been preparing for a while for the start of the main holiday season. He said people travelling to Somerset on holiday should contact their own GP surgery in the first instance if they require healthcare. • Anyone with hospital appointments, tests and operations during the strike should attend unless they are contacted by staff to arrange another date.