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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Helena Vesty

What to do if you need to see a doctor, dentist or optician over Queen's Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend

Reduced services from doctors, pharmacies, dentists and opticians can be cause for concern over long Bank Holiday periods. The pressure on the NHS is expected to spike over the four-day weekend, but there are options in Greater Manchester if people urgently need out-of-hours services.

To make sure that people remain safe as the Jubilee weekend is well underway, here are all the details you need to know about where you can get medical care over the coming days. They include dental help, eye care, GP services, and pharmacy services.

The NHS in Greater Manchester continues to be very busy with high demand for services, high levels of hospital bed occupancy and tackling the elective backlog. Emergency service bosses have warned that, following 'the busiest days we've had this year' over the Easter weekend, they anticipate another high volume of 999 calls.

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