Non-Emergency Healthcare: Public Urged to Use NHS 111 during Doctors' Strike
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside is urging people to use NHS 111 for all non-emergency healthcare needs ahead of the strike by resident doctors (previously known as junior doctors, which will run from 7am onTuesday 7th April to 7am on Monday 13th April.
Significant disruption
The industrial action will cause significant disruption, with NHS Trusts across Cheshire and Merseyside set to be severely impacted.
Emergency care and other critical services such as maternity departments will be open and life-threatening calls responded to. People shouldalwayscall 999 or attend accident and emergency services in the event of a life or limb threatening emergency.
Local services will keep their websites and social media accounts up-to-date with information about service disruption – so please check before you travel.
NHS 111
The NHS 111 service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can call, go online or use the NHS App to find out:
Where to get help for your symptoms
How to find general health information and advice
Where to get an emergency supply of your prescribed medicine
How to get a repeat prescription
How to get an emergency dental appointment
You canfind out more about NHS 111 here.
If needed, NHS 111 can also arrange a call back from a nurse, doctor or paramedic or an appointment at the most appropriate local service including local pharmacies, urgent treatment centres, GP practices or A&E.
More information
You can use these links to find more information about:
Almost half of all hospital doctors are resident doctors. You will see resident doctors working in almost every part of a busy hospital.
This includes including A&E where they might diagnose you or put you under anaesthetic, write prescriptions, support the process of admission and discharge.