Routine appointments are suspended across all 14 of the Isle of Man GP surgeries for five hours.
Afternoon appointments with doctors have been suspended while GPs attend a training session.Practices will however remain open for future appointments to be made and the collection of repeat prescriptions and test results.
Manx Care has urged people with urgent issues during the period to contact their surgery for access to the on call GP in the afternoon. Held quarterly for more than a decade, the training sessions bring together all of the island's GPs for to discuss developments in patient care. The health care provider said the Manx Emergency Doctor Service, which is accessed by phone, would operate as usual from 18:00, and treatment was also available at the Minor Injuries and Illnesses Unit at Ramsey Cottage Hospital until 20:00.
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