{"id":450013,"date":"2023-12-21T14:43:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/?p=450013"},"modified":"2023-12-21T14:43:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T14:43:12","slug":"life-or-death-warning-issued-amid-doctor-strikes-as-nhs-urges-brits-to-act-responsibly-and-avoid-ae-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/life-or-death-warning-issued-amid-doctor-strikes-as-nhs-urges-brits-to-act-responsibly-and-avoid-ae-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Life or death\u2019 warning issued amid doctor strikes as NHS urges Brits to act responsibly and 'avoid A&E\u2019 | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
AS JUNIOR doctors in England walk out for a second day this week, NHS chiefs have urged Brits to only go to A&E for "serious or life threatening emergencies". <\/p>\n
In a video message posted to X, national medical director of the NHS England Professor Sir Stephen Powis pleaded with the public to "use services wisely" in the run-up to Christmas. <\/p>\n
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He warned services would be facing"severe disruption" as junior doctors strike between December 20 until 7 am on December 23. <\/p>\n
"To help us provide care to those that need it most, we're asking the public to only use 999 and A&E in life-threatening emergencies and to contact NHS 111 for non-urgent needs," he said. <\/p>\n
He added that people with appointments over these days should still attend them if haven't been cancelled or postponed. <\/p>\n
NHSE added: "Regardless of any strike action taking place, it is really important that patients who need urgent medical care continue to come forward as normal, especially in emergency and serious life-threatening cases. <\/p>\n