'Doctor's strike will not affect provision for Latitude fans'
"We always have our contingency planning... hopefully, there isn't any major issues at Latitude or elsewhere in the county," he said."If that does happen then we do have a mechanism where we can call even striking resident doctors back into the hospital if we believe there is a significant clinical risk to patients."Mr Hume added: "Always think twice before attending A&E, dial 111 just to see if you do need to come into A&E, or if there is an alternative way for you to get your care."We can assure that patients will be safe and if you haven't heard from us, do turn up for your operation, your out-patient appointment, or for your diagnostic test, because we will be going ahead."
Nicola Cottington, the chief operating officer at West Suffolk Foundation Trust, said teams were "working really hard to minimise" strike disruption and they were "still open for business". "It does cause disruption, any strike means that our teams have to work incredibly hard trying to cover services," she added."We don't know in advance exactly how many resident doctors will be taking strike action, so it means we have to be very responsive in terms of our planning."
Latitude has a variety of on-site medical services, including a team of medics and a landing point for air ambulances.
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