Update on Out of Hours Service in Carmarthenshire – Friday 15 June 2018
Press release from Hywel Dda –
We are currently experiencing a shortage of GPs to cover the Out of Hours service in Carmarthenshire overnight tonight and on Saturday afternoon and evening.
Efforts are continuing until the last possible moment to fill the shifts affected. Clinical staff will be available to make an assessment of your condition and refer you to an appropriate destination should an urgent face to face review be required. In the meantime, there are other services that can help you if you are unwell:
for health information and advice, including online symptom checkers, please visit NHS Direct Wales: www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk
call 111 – they can help to signpost you to the right service, for example a GP, nurse, pharmacist or Minor Injury Unit, they also provide health information on a wide range of conditions for self care if appropriate
attend a minor injury unit, available at Glangwili Hospital, Prince Philip Hospital and Llandovery Community Hospital
ONLY in an emergency for serious or life-threatening conditions should you dial 999
Joe Teape, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Operations at Hywel Dda University Health Board said: “I apologise for any concern or inconvenience caused to Carmarthenshire residents. Unfortunately we continue to experience GP shortages at this time and we appreciate the efforts our staff, GPs and partners from across the Hywel Dda area are making to ensure we can provide safe services for our patients.”
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