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During industrial action by Consultants and Junior Doctors our hospital will be very busy, but we will continue to provide safe patient care. Consultants are on strike until 7am on Thursday 21st September, and junior doctors are on strike until 7am on Saturday 23rd September.  Our hospital's focus will continue to ensure patient safety and that critical services are maintained through this strike period. If you need medical help or advice, or you are unsure about whether you should go to hospital, go to NHS 111 online unless it is a life-threatening emergency when you should still call 999. Patients should only call 999 or attend A&E if it is an urgent or life-threatening health emergency.

Paediatric Consultant Dr Chris Anderson won this year’s Patient Experience Award. This award is chosen by members of the community and was presented at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust’s Staff Awards ceremony, held last week. He won the award for often going above and beyond, and his ability to effortlessly coordinate with his team whilst maintaining the dignity of and respect for his patients. This is a special award with nominations from patients and other members of the public for hospital staff who have made a significant impact upon improving the patient experience, either for an individual patient in their work department or for the wider Trust.

Our Hospital is extremely busy currently, especially our Accident and Emergency Department. Please only attend if you have a life-threatening or critical illness or injury. Please consider alternative care and get the right healthcare treatment at the right time. For minor injuries and illnesses, contact your GP, local pharmacy or Salisbury Walk In Centre. If you're not sure, contact NHS111 online or by phone.

Please be aware that our hospital will be very busy over the next few days during the junior doctors strike from 7am today, Friday, 11th August to 7am on Tuesday, 15th August.. Our hospital will be operating a Bank Holiday-level service. The focus of the hospital during the days of strike action is to maintain safe and compassionate patient care. Our Accident & Emergency Department will be fully functional as will our Maternity Unit, and we will have safe staffing levels for all inpatients. We’re working to ensure our wards are safely staffed and that critical services are maintained. Please consider alternatives if you do not have a life-threatening or critical illness or injury. Get the right healthcare treatment at the right time. For minor injuries and illnesses, contact your GP, local pharmacy or Salisbury Walk In Centre. If you're not sure, contact NHS111 online or by phone.

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who came to our recent Open Day! Our teams loved meeting you and are grateful that we had such a great turnout on such a soggy day. We hope you had fun, saw things you wouldn't normally see and learned a bit more about what we do. Visit our Events page to view a video with some of the highlights and learn more about the event.