A Greater Manchester hospital's chief nurse has urged patients to stay away from A&E during the upcoming nurses strike unless it's a 'life or limb-threatening emergency'. Nurses at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are taking part in the nationwide walk-out on Wednesday and Thursday.
Bosses at the trust say they will focus on 'essential' services such as A&E, maternity, emergency theatres, intensive care, chemotherapy and dialysis, during the strike, but warned other services such as the urgent treatment centres will be affected.
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