NHS issues urgent message to people in Greater Manchester over Christmas period
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe NHS has issued an urgent warning as strikes hit Greater Manchester hospitals again from today with staff facing record demand across emergency care.
Patients are being urged to choose NHS services wisely as junior doctors across the region walk out from 7am today (December 20) until 7am on Saturday (December 23).
The widespread disruption will see services ‘stretched’ over the festive period, typically the busiest time of year for the health service, with almost all routine care impacted.
An extra admin burden and difficulties with discharging patients are also expected. READ MORE: The huge transformation of a Greater Manchester neighbourhood named among the 'best up-and-coming places to live' READ MORE: "FREDO DROPS ALL DAY": The brothers who ran an infamous south Manchester drug line from their house Health chiefs in Greater Manchester have warned that a significant amount of planned care will be affected, and that many services will have avoided scheduling planned appointments altogether.
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