Emergency care for children in NHS strikes

[alittlebitnervous1]

My husband thinks I am completely BU but I am not sure. With the upcoming strikes in the NHS I am really nervous, what if we (or more specifically, my child) needs A&E treatment during those days? Will they still do emergency surgery etc.? (Not British myself so I am genuinely unsure how those things work!)

At our trust no activity is to be affected (so said the Medical director) so all work that would not be done by the juniors who are on strike is to be done by consultants, so neither planned or unplanned (emergency) care is effected….
supposedly…

The junior doctors/residents are on strike. Clinics get cancelled so the consultants that run those clinics cover the roles of those on strike. You are likely to be seen by consultants during the strike period.

I’m a doctor. The bma will call us back to work if we’re needed at certain hospitals or departments. You’re more likely in the strikes to be treated by a consultant. Usually A&E (now known as ED) wait times are shorter on strike days.

Most medical wards during strikes have 1-2 consultants on, far fewer doctors overall than they normally would have (based on my hospital and hospitals that my friends work at).

I work in community for NHS and we always prioritise essential work such as medications, end of life care, chest drains, catheters etc….. visits that aren’t life threatening if missed will not be be done but anything else will be done as normal

This is so interesting, thank you for your reply. I had no idea doctors would be called back in if needed.

the care given during strikes is as good as, if not better. The shifts are usually covered by consultants .