Ambulance Strike action
Information from Sussex Health and Care
Regardless of any strike action taking place, patients who need urgent medical care will be prioritised, especially in emergency and life-threatening cases – when someone is seriously ill or injured, or their life is at risk.
21/12/22
NHS in Sussex sets out advice for patients and the public during ambulance industrial action
For full information please visit the Sussex Health and Care website
https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/nhs-in-sussex-sets-out-advice-for-patient…
- If you need NHS treatment and there is an immediate threat to life you should continue to call 999.
- However, if you need urgent care but it isn’t life threatening, please “think 111 first”. You can access it online: www.111.nhs.uk
- Your local pharmacist is also an expert in medicines who can help you with minor health concerns.
Dedicated information for women and people using maternity services in Sussex
- Due to the current pressures on local ambulance services, and some response times taking longer in some cases, unfortunately we have we have had to temporarily suspend home births.
- Our maternity teams are working really hard to maintain continuity of care for mums-to-be/ pregnant people and whilst the location of the birth will be different, women will be cared for by the same team and, where possible, their usual midwife
