Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Bassetlaw Hospital and Montagu Hospital are asking residents to prepare for the Easter weekend by stocking up on regular medications and knowing where to go if they become unwell.
The long weekend often brings a surge in demand for emergency services. Hospital bosses say people can help by checking they have enough repeat prescriptions to last four days and using local pharmacies for minor problems like coughs, colds, sore throats and rashes.
If urgent advice is needed but it is not an emergency, NHS 111 is available online or by phone. Residents can find pharmacy opening times on the NHS website.
Emergency departments will remain open around the clock and should be used only for serious or life-threatening conditions. The advice comes after a particularly busy winter for NHS services across the region.
