NHS hospitals in England to postpone patient appointments due to the upcoming bank holiday on Monday to mark the Queen's funeral.
A number of hospital appointments have been called off due to the bank holiday on Monday to mark the Queen's funeral.
Hospital trusts are expected to make their own decisions around appointments based on local staffing levels and whether or not local transport will mean patients and staff are unable to attend.A letter to all NHS organisations, sent from NHS England on Saturday, states: "For patients with planned appointments that may be affected by the day of the funeral, please ensure they are informed in advance of any changes by utilising direct patient communications.
"Thank you in advance for helping us to make these changes at short notice. Please do not call us, our staff can best work through this if we call you.The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital also said it would contact patients whose appointments needed to be rearranged. "If you would prefer to cancel/postpone your appointment, please let us know ASAP by contacting us via the details in your appointment text or letter."Meanwhile the public has been urged to check they have enough medication over the bank holiday.
Oxford Health NHS added: "Patients across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West are being reminded to order repeat prescriptions in plenty of time for the coming bank holiday weekend."
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