Industrial action on Monday 23 January

Guidance for the public: 

Only call 999 in a serious medical or mental health emergency, which is when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk. This includes unconsciousness, chest pain, difficulty breathing, severe loss of blood and choking.

If urgent medical attention is required, but it's not a serious medical emergency, patients are being asked to consider other options such as:

• going online to NHS 111 online for urgent medical worries. This should also be your first port of call if you are unsure what to do.
• contacting your GP. GP services are not impacted by this strike action.
• using a local pharmacy for advice on medicines or common problems like coughs, colds and rashes.
• going to an urgent treatment centre if you need urgent medical attention, but it’s not a life-threatening situation. Conditions that can be treated at an urgent treatment centre (also known as a walk-in centre or minor injury unit) include sprains, suspected broken limbs, cuts and grazes and minor scalds and burns. Click here to read more about urgent treatment centres.
• More information from the NHS on where to get medical help can be found at this link