Advice and guidance for patients regarding upcoming strike action
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will be affected by the British Medical Association (BMA) industrial action taking place from 07.00am on Thursday 27th June 2024 to 07.00am on Tuesday 2nd July 2024.
Emergency and Urgent Care
Regardless of any strike action taking place, it is extremely important that you continue to seek medical advice if needed.
Anyone who needs urgent medical care should continue to come forward as normal, especially in emergency and life-threatening situations - when someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk.
Clinic Appointments and Planned Care
If your appointment is affected by this industrial action, we will contact you directly by phone.
If you are not contacted, please attend your appointment as planned.
You do not need to contact the department in advance.
Urgent Treatment / Walk-in Centres
No matter where you live, there are local centres to choose from.
They are open 365 days a year, including Christmas Day and bank holidays, to treat all sorts of urgent illnesses and injuries:
Broken bones, Minor cuts, Minor head injury, Bites, Stings, Minor burns, Eye injuries, Childhood illnesses, Abdominal pain, Rashes, Allergic reactions.
Please follow this link for more information
NHS 111
NHS 111 Online can tell you:
- Where to get help for your symptoms
- How to find general health information and advice
- Where to get an emergency supply of your prescribed medicine
- How to get a repeat prescription
Need urgent mental health crisis support?
If your mental or emotional state quickly gets worse or deteriorates, this can be called a ‘mental health crisis’. In this situation, it is important to get help quickly.
If you need help, 24/7 support is available for children, young people and adults in:
Please follow this link for more information
GP Services
GP services are not impacted by this strike action. Please continue to attend your GP appointments, unless you are contacted and told otherwise.
Please remember to order your repeat prescriptions well in advance. If you do run out of medication, please contact your GP surgery or NHS 111 online who will advise you further.
Maternity Services
Unless contacted directly, please continue to attend for your appointments/scans. All emergency maternity care will continue as normal.
If you receive care at Whiston Hospital and you need urgent advice
- contact our Maternity Triage on: Tel 0151 290 4489
If you receive care at Ormskirk Hospital and you need urgent advice
- contact our Maternity Triage on Tel 01695 656 604
Cancer Services
Unless we contact you in advance, you should continue to attend all appointments for cancer care.
We will keep you updated of any further changes via this page.
Media Enquiries
For all media enquiries, please contact Tel 0151 430 2505.
If you are calling out of hours, please contact the hospital's switchboard on Tel 0151 426 1600 and they will direct your call appropriately.