Doctors’ strike 14 – 19 November
Resident doctors are on strike from Friday 14 November to Wednesday 19 November.
Our hospitals will be very busy. Please see below for guidance on how to get the help you need.
- If you have a hospital, GP or dental appointment: please go to it, unless you are contacted and told not to.
- Repeat prescriptions: please make sure you have enough of your prescribed medications. You can easily order repeat prescriptions via the NHS App, though your GP practice website or, if you do not have access to GP online services, by calling your GP practice.
Which is the right service for you?
- Life-threatening emergency or serious injury: call 999 or go to your nearest Emergency Department (A&E)
- Medical attention and advice: contact your GP
- If you cannot contact your GP: visit NHS 111 online
- For expert advice and medicines: visit your local pharmacy
- Mental health emergency: visit NHS 111 online
Our hospitals’ websites are:
- Guys and St Thomas’s
- King’s
- Queen Elizabeth and University Hospital Lewisham (Lewisham and Greenwich Trust)
Our mental health services’ websites are: