Industrial Action

We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause patients, service users and families. Any disruption will be communicated here.

• CYSP
  • 14 cancelled appointments
  • 8 respite shifts cancelled within the CCN service
  • 6 Community Dental Service GA appointments

Cancelled appointments will be rebooked as soon as possible

• Acute
  • 112 outpatient appointments cancelled
  • 6 Elective surgeries cancelled

Cancelled appointments will be rebooked as soon as possible

• ACS
  • *UPDATE* With the pause on planned strike action on Monday 3 April by RCM, UNISON and NIPSA, dom care calls will be proceeding as normal. 
  • 205 referrals across Access and Information, Acute Care at Home and within Integrated Care Teams not going ahead.
  • Treatment Rooms impacted
  • District Nursing Teams will be operating essential and urgent calls only
  • Domiciliary Care will be working on a reduced basis
• MHD
  • Woodlawn House closed
  • Day Opportunities and Forensic Day Opportunities closed
  • Limited Day Care service
  • 10 appointments/referrals cancelled  and 90 not booked in anticipation of strike
• Support Services
  • All staff Dining Rooms closed
  • Post Room at CAH and St Luke’s closed.
  • Reduced level of cleaning and delivery of linen.

There may be reduced outpatient reception cover or in other areas of admin.

 

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• 21 February

  Acute

  • Our Emergency Departments at Craigavon Area Hospital and Daisy Hill Hospital remain open however it is expected that they will be under pressure with long waits expected. Where possible, individuals should avoid attendance unless they feel they are in need of urgent attention.
  • Pharmacy services will be working on a reduced service.
  • 171 outpatient appointments cancelled across Craigavon, Daisy Hill and St Luke’s sites.
  • 17 day cases cancelled while eight were not booked in anticipation of strike action
  • 24 surgeries cancelled

   

  Children’s Services:

  • Children’s Community Nursing – four respite shifts cancelled
  • Two Autism service appointments cancelled and in process of being rebooked.

   

  Adult Community Services:

  • Domiciliary care provided by the Trust Home Care Service is expected to be affected.
  • Reablement and Access and information service are affected
  • Crozier Lodge Day Centre and Donard Day Centre are closed, with additional day having bene offered in lieu where possible to reduce impact.
  • District Nursing treatment rooms will either be closed or have reduced staffing levels.

   

  Mental Health and Learning Disability

  • Day Opportunities and Forensic Day Opportunities groups will be closed
  • Six service users short break delayed by 48 hours
  • Day Care closed
  • 26 cancelled appointments across mental health and disability division
• 26 January

  Children’s Services  

  • Children’s Community Nursing Service (CCN) – 12 respite visits cancelled, 1 school visit cancelled, 2 night shift respites starting later and 5 routine blood clinic appointments cancelled
  • Autism Services – 5 routine appointments cancelled
  • Speech and Language therapy – 18 appointments cancelled

  Acute Services

  • 22 outpatient appointments cancelled
  • 23 surgery cancelled
  • A number of elective caesarean appointments have been rescheduled for another date
  • Laboratory staff will operate with capacity only for urgent samples.
  • Pharmacy staff will operate a bank holiday service arrangement.

  Mental Health and learning Disability

  • All Learning Disability Day centres closed

  Adult Community Services

  • • There is disruption to services across ACS including District Nursing, Integrated Care Service (ICS) and Acute Care at Home
    • A total of 241 outpatient appointments have been cancelled, 233 are not going ahead due to reduced staffing
    • Domiciliary care provided by the Trust Home Care Service is expected to be affected. Whilst we will aim to attend our most vulnerable service users, we will not know the full impact of strike action until Thursday and we ask that you are patient as we work through this. We are appealing to families to make alternative arrangements where they can.
• 20th December 2022

  Tuesday 20^th December will be communicated here:

  • The Phone First service will not be operational however will reopen at 9am on Wednesday 21^st December.
  • The Minor Injuries Service at South Tyrone Hospital is also closed however will reopen at 9am on Wednesday 21^st December.
  • Outpatients – 204 outpatients appointments have been cancelled. A number of outpatients appointments have not been booked in anticipation of the strike action across our Acute, Maternity and Older People and Primary Care Divisions.
  • 28 Day cases and 9 inpatients cancelled
  • Children’s and Young People’s Services: Pre-school immunisation clinic: cancelled and 22 New routine appointments cancelled.
  • 448 appointments are also not going ahead due to services retracted to Christmas Day levels within our Older People and Primary Care division.
  • PMHC: 3 reviews and 1 urgent reviews rescheduled.

  Our Emergency Departments at Craigavon Area Hospital and Daisy Hill Hospital remain open however it is expected that they will be under pressure with long waits expected. Where possible, individuals should avoid attendance unless they feel they are in need of urgent attention.

  We are currently in the process of making direct contact with our patients and service users, who will be impacted by strike action.  If you have not been contacted please assume that your care will proceed as planned.  We sincerely regret this disruption and would ask for your patience and cooperation at this challenging time.

• 15th December 2022
  • The Phone First service will not be operational however will reopen at 9am on Friday 16 December.
  • The Minor Injuries Service at South Tyrone Hospital is also closed however will reopen at 9am on Friday 16 December.
  • Outpatients – 183 outpatients appointments have been cancelled. A number of outpatients appointments have not been booked in anticipation of the strike action across our Acute, Maternity and Older People and Primary Care Divisions.
  • 20 Day cases and 4 inpatients cancelled
  • 317 appointments are also not going ahead due to services retracted to Christmas Day levels within our Older People and Primary Care division.
  • PMHC: 30 reviews and 3 urgent reviews rescheduled
• 12th December 2022
  • Approximately 300 outpatient appointments have been postponed across our hospitals. Where possible, new appointments have already been allocated or will be allocated shortly.
  • 50 inpatient and day case procedures postponed across our hospitals.
  • All Older People’s Day Centres and Learning Disability Day Centres will be closed.
  • Dining Rooms and Coffee Bars will be closed to ensure patients and service user meals are prioritised.
  • We are aware that approximately 700 service users in receipt of homecare may not receive their scheduled calls, if it is delivered by the Trust’s Home Care Service.   We are asking for the help of family members and carers to assist us on Monday 12^th December.  Homecare delivered by our contracted providers are not expected to be affected.
• Current Planned Industrial Action
  • Monday 5 December to Sunday 11 December 2022
    Unison, NIPSA and GMB will take action short of strike

   

  • Monday 12 December 2022
    Unison, NIPSA and GMB will take full strike action
    Unison, NIPSA and GMB will take action short of strike

   

  • Monday 12 December to Sunday 18 December 2022
    NIPSA will take action short of strike

   

  • Thursday 15 December 2022
    RCN will take full strike action

   

  • Monday 19 December 2022
    Unison and NIPSA will take action short of strike

   

  • Tuesday 20 December 2022
    RCN will take full strike action

   

  • Tuesday 20 December to Sunday 1 January 2023
    NIPSA will take action short of strike