In view of national industrial strike action proposed from 7am and 12 noon on Monday 24 November the Trust is taking measures to ensure that the quality of patient care is not compromised and any disruption is kept to a minimum.
- Emergency and critical care services will not be affected (this includes A&E, maternity services, critical and coronary care)
- Emergency operations will continue
We are working with the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) to understand issues for patients who normally come to appointments via ambulance.
There is some disruption to outpatient, radiography services and scheduling for planned and routine operations. Those patients affected have been informed and rescheduled in advance of the strike. The biggest issue and concern for the Trust is that we will see an increase of activity and pressures within our Accident & Emergency department later this afternoon, after the strike has finished and more ambulances potentially start arriving at the hospital. We would ask for the public to be mindful that A&E may be extremely busy, and to think carefully about whether they may be able to get the support they need from their GP, their pharmacist or by calling NHS 111.