Islanders are being asked to think ahead to ensure critical NHS services are available for those most in need, as preparations are made for the next round of industrial action.
Planned by the British Medical Association, Junior Doctors will be striking for 72 hours, from 07:00 on Wednesday 14th June to 07:00 on Saturday 17th June.
This will create significant challenges for the NHS, which has already seen a busy weekend with an increase in attendances at Emergency Departments, particularly with people presenting with respiratory conditions due to the hot weather.
It is vital the public are aware of the pressure the health service will be under this week and there are many precautions which could be taken to help keep people well during the warm weather and avoid putting pressures on services ahead of industrial action.
The NHS is working hard to prioritise resources to protect emergency treatment, critical care, neonatal care, maternity, and trauma, and ensure we prioritise patients who have waited the longest for elective care and cancer surgery.
The NHS will only reschedule appointments and procedures where necessary and will rebook immediately, where possible. Any patients who are impacted by the strike action will be contacted directly – for those who are not contacted, appointments will take place as planned.
General practice, community pharmacies, and dentistry are not impacted by strike action and the public should continue to access these services as needed on strike days.
NHS England South East Regional Chief Nurse, Acosia Nyanin, said:
“If you need urgent medical care during the period of industrial action please come forward as normal, especially in emergency and life-threatening cases – when someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk.”
“Call-handlers through 111/999 will be able to provide advice and assess whether circumstances are suitable for patients to make their own way to hospital, so we urge patients to listen to what they say.”
“Throughout the period of industrial action, the phone lines are likely to be very busy. We are urging anyone with a non-urgent care need to first seek help from NHS 111 online.”
Acosia added:
“To help ease pressure on the NHS during an extremely busy time with the strikes, please also remember to take care of yourself in the hot weather. Applying sunscreen, keeping hydrated and walking in the shade are just a few steps you can take to avoid becoming ill in the sun.”
“We’d advise people to keep out of the sun at the hottest time of the day, between 11:00 and 15:00. If you are going to do a physical activity, for example exercise or walking the dog, plan to do these during times of the day when it is cooler such as the morning or evening.”
“Hot weather can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, lung problems and other diseases. Older people, babies and young children are more likely to be unwell from hot weather because their bodies are less able to regulate temperature. People with underlying medical conditions can also be vulnerable to the effects of hot weather.”
Yes, please think ahead and plan any illness or emergency to fit in around doctors being unavailable.
Thank you.
perhaps all those on benefits who dont work can go on strike as well – which means they have to work
The NHS is in a mess, whether you agree with the action of Doctors or not, people are being made aware of the situation, what do you want? If no advice was forthcoming from the NHS as to the situation you would complain about that, multiple thousands will be coming to the Island for the festival on top of tourists during this period which will add further pressure.
In the event anyone needing medical attention through circumstances will need to be aware the wait for treatment even an emergency will not be as quick as we would ALL like it to be. As such think first and use the NHS wisely. None of us like the situation, but that is the situation before us.
Kev the NHS is inundated with V accine injuries
https://www.gov.uk/vaccine-damage-payment
If you’re severely disabled as a result of a vaccination against certain diseases, you could get a one-off tax-free payment of £120,000. This is called a Vaccine Damage Payment.
EligibilityYou could get a payment if you’re severely disabled and your disability was caused by vaccination against any of the following diseases:
And many more
Why do we pay into a Service that is not fit for purpose.
What do you say Bob Seely, so called MP for the Island
Don’t worry. If people are dumb enough to give the Tories another 5 years after they have spent the last 5 trashing the country, you won’t have to be paying into the NHS.
You will be expected to pay for all of your treatment yourself.
Of course, you won’t, actually, pay less tax and you will also be making the Tories with shares in drug and health companies much richer.
Because we are all mugs we wouldn’t except it with anything else for instance a phone contract when you have no signal at all you would complain and stop paying
I don’t use the NHS. It’s private healthcare services for me all the way. You get what you pay for and balancing the public expenses is far more important than spending money on medical professionals!
Its not fit for purpose because the Tories want to scrap the NHS so they can make huge profits from the shares they have in private healthcare and drug companies.
Their ongoing plan is make the NHS services unusable then, through their tame press attack dogs (Daily Mail, etc), convince the public that an insurance based system would, not only fix the problem, but simultaneously cure all known diseases and give you your own personal dentist and GP.
After all, they suckered a gullible 52% into beliveing that Brexit was going to fix the illegal migrant problem.
If the Tories get their way, the first thing you hear when you call for an ambulance won’t be “Is the patient breathing?”. It will be “Is the patient insured?”.
no, the plan is to get rid of all the useless time wasters that turn up with the slightest little thing, the hypochdriacs, health tourists and benefit sponging losers. This will be achieved by ensuring that free healthcare comes with a wait, whereas those that pay, will be seen sooner.
with this in place, it will ensure that people think twice about bothering, if it is trivial, as they will wait ages and may not be seen and they will not be so quick to call, if there is a cost. -This makes the NHS more efficient, less demand and able to provide good services, with a part pay aspect and free emergency only care.