People in the North West are being encouraged to consider all options in terms of healthcare this August Bank holiday weekend.
Health and emergency services across the region are anticipating a busy weekend.
In a statement, Saolta is reminding the public of the care options available if you become unwell.
Many local pharmacies will be open over the weekend including Bank Holiday Monday to help with minor illnesses.
Out-of-hours GP services, NoWDOC and Caredoc, will also be open from 6pm Friday August 4th until 8am Tuesday August 8th.
People are being advised to contact their GP out of hours service prior to attending the service.
Hospital Emergency Departments around the country, including Sligo, are experiencing very high attendances and Saolta expects this to be another busy weekend.
They say that EDs are for life threatening emergencies and patients who attend for routine and non-urgent treatment will be waiting a long time to be seen.
