Industrial action 27 June to 2 July
Solent NHS Trust is playing its part alongside Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS partners regarding this week’s industrial action by members of the British Medical Association (BMA).
Junior doctors who are members of the BMA are due to take part in industrial action from 7am on Thursday 27 June until 7am on Tuesday 2 July. It is anticipated that Hampshire and Isle of Wight hospitals and Emergency Departments may be busy and are therefore asking people to help us help you, by choosing the right service for your needs.
Patient safety remains an absolute priority and Hampshire and Isle of Wight health and care system partners are working hard to ensure that people who require access to services receive care and treatment in as timely a way as possible.
Dr Dan Baylis, Chief Medical Officer at Solent NHS Trust, said: “We, like our local partners, are focussed on ensuring that patients can access the right care in the most appropriate setting. There is a wide variety of treatment routes available for a range of conditions and we would encourage everyone to familiarise themselves with this information during this period and beyond so that Emergency Departments can prioritise treating those in life threatening situations.”
A list of treatment routes:
If you have an urgent medical problem and you are not sure what to do, visit 111 online at 111.nhs.uk.
Pharmacy first means that your local pharmacy can now treat seven common conditions from sinusitis to a sore throat to an infected insect bite while Urgent Treatment Centres are equipped to deal with minor injuries, such as cuts, sprains or minor burns. These can be found in the following locations:
- Andover
- Gosport
- St Mary’s, Isle of Wight
- Lymington
- Petersfield
- St Mary’s Community Health Campus, Portsmouth
- Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton
Further details of pharmacies and Urgent Treatment Centres can be found here.
Patients with appointments booked on strike days will be contacted if their appointment needs to be rescheduled due to industrial action. If you have not been contacted, you should attend your appointment as planned.