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Emergency Doctor Hours Cut
If you can’t wait, go to A&E.
The Manx Emergency Doctors Service (MEDS) will be closing between midnight and 8am until further notice.
Manx Care said the decision to close the service between these hours has not been taken lightly, and is due to sickness within the MEDS team.
There will be an answerphone message signposting callers, and the MEDS management team continues to work with other services to ensure safe continuity of patient care.
MEDS was also forced to close at short notice last night for the same reason, but calls received last night would have been diverted to the hospital Switchboard.
If you believe that the reason you are calling MEDS cannot wait until when your GP opens in the morning, you are advised to head to A&E.
MEDS is often used by people who are unable to get appointments at their own GP surgery.
If you think that you have a life-threatening emergency, you should always call 999.
