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During the upcoming industrial action on 13-16 March by Junior Doctors, Salisbury District Hospital will be operating a Bank Holiday level service. The focus of the hospital during the three days of strike action is to maintain safe and compassionate patient care. Our Accident & Emergency Department will be fully functional and we will have safe staffing levels for all inpatients. However, many of our outpatient clinics and planned surgery may be unable to go ahead as planned. Patients impacted will be contacted directly by the hospital. If you are not contacted directly we would ask you to attend as planned.

Each of our Directors occasionally spend time shadowing staff in services across the hospital as part of their ‘Executive back to the floor’ sessions. They also blog about their visits. This blog is from Judy Dyos, our Chief Nursing Officer, who visited colleagues in our Radiology Team, including Charlotte Castle (pictured here).

Please be aware that the path to Sarum Entrance from Respiratory Medicine, the Breast and Gyneocology units and Medical/Surgical Outpatients Clinic is closed for approximately six weeks as a safety measure during construction of a new access path. Directional signs are being placed. Alternative access is available from the Main Entrance or via Springs Entrance.  The path will be re-opened as soon as it is possible and safe to do so.

On Thursday 9th February at Salisbury District Hospital there will be industrial action by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP). This action only involves Physiotherapists and does not include Occupational Therapists (OTs) or Therapy Assistants. All Respiratory urgent care will be undertaken and the Trust will strive to provide a weekend-level service in most areas. As always, the focus of the hospital is to maintain safe and compassionate patient care. Patients directly impacted will be contacted by the hospital. If you are not contacted directly please attend your appointment as planned. We would ask anyone that attends the hospital on Thursday for a physiotherapy appointment to be aware that staff might be stretched and be prepared to wait a little longer or have your appointment delayed.

Car parking at the hospital is very busy, at peak times, typically 10am – 4pm, demand for space is greater than capacity, resulting in delays in finding a car parking space. We encourage all staff and visitors to use public transport and other sustainable means of travel to the hospital, like lift sharing, whenever appropriate and possible. As of Monday 6th February our patient and visitor car parks will be controlled by Automatic Number Plate Recognition ANPR cameras, which capture vehicle registrations as you drive onto the hospital site. When you return to your vehicle, at the end of your hospital visit, please enter your vehicle registration number into the car park pay terminal, located inside the car park and pay for the time used. Payment can be made with cash, bank card, including contactless, or via mobile phone app. Please note the payment machines do not give change.