Hospitals in Devon are extremely busy today
NHS in Devon ready to take extra measures to keep people safe as strike pressure rises at emergency departments
Read " Hospitals in Devon are extremely busy to…"NHS in Devon ready to take extra measures to keep people safe as strike pressure rises at emergency departments
Read " Hospitals in Devon are extremely busy to…"Planned industrial action is due to take place involving Consultants on the 19 and 20 September, and junior doctors on the 20, 21 and 22 September.
Industrial action is a national dispute between the Government and Trades Unions about terms and conditions. We are committed to keeping patient and staff safety as our priority. We know that striking is an extremely difficult decision for colleagues to make and we respect the right of our consultants and junior doctors to take action.
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Read " Plymouth Youth Awards…"University Hospital Plymouth’s Urology services (the Chestnut Unit) will soon move to its new home with access to extra space and state-of-the-art treatment rooms.
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Industrial action involving Consultants, combined with the Bank Holiday weekend means that our hospital is very busy.
Read " Our hospital is very busy…"Planned industrial action is due to take place involving Consultants. The action will run from Thursday 24 August to Friday 25 August.
Industrial action is a national dispute between the Government and Trades Unions about terms and conditions. We are committed to keeping patient and staff safety as our priority.
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