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NHS urges people to come forward for emergency care during strikes
The NHS has announced that people should still come forward for care during industrial action.
They have also said that the NHS will contact those whose appointments need to be rescheduled due to the strikes and those that have not heard should still attend appointments.
NHS deputy chief nursing officer Charlotte McArdle said: “No one should hesitate in coming forward for emergency care tomorrow – it is vital anybody needing non-life threatening care should use 111 online and people should always call 999 in a life threatening emergency.
“Across the country, pharmacies and GP services will be operating as normal and patients should reach out to these local services as they normally would.
“While strikes will cause inevitable disruption to services, local NHS teams have worked hard to maintain as many appointments as possible, so it is important people attend appointments as planned unless they have been contacted for it to be rearranged.”
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