If your injury is not serious, you can get help from a minor injuries unit, walk-in centre or urgent care centre, rather than going to an A&E department. This will allow A&E staff to concentrate on people with serious, life-threatening conditions and will save you a potentially long wait.
Use your local minor injuries unit if you need medical treatment or advice which does not need a visit to A&E or a medical appointment.
Some examples of problems they deal with:
- Assaults
- Bites
- Coughs
- Chest infections
- Cuts and grazes
- Emergency contraception
- Fever
- Headaches
- Insect bites and stings
- Minor back injuries
- Minor ear injuries
- Minor eye injuries
- Minor burns and scalds
- Minor head or face injuries (if there is no loss or change in the level of consciousness)
- Muscle or joint injuries
- Raised temperature
- Rib injuries (if there is no coughing up blood or a chest infection)
- Skin infections/rashes/allergic reactions
- Sore Throat
- Sprains, strains and dislocations
- Urine infections
- Wounds and wound infections
There are three minor injuries units and walk-in centres located across Leeds that can treat minor illnesses and injuries and give you health advice. You do not need to book an appointment.
Minor Injuries Units
Minor Injuries Units (MIUs), Walk-in centres and Urgent Treatment centres can treat less serious injuries and illnesses. The units can also do x-rays.
Note: Closing times listed below may be subject to change. Please telephone ahead of your visit to double-check.
Wharfedale Hospital
Newall Carr Road
Otley
LS21 2LY
Telephone: 0113 392 1647 (Switchboard open 24 hours) or 0113 392 1603 (Main Reception open 8.30am – 4.30pm)
Opening Times: 8am – 11pm everyday except Friday 8am – 9.30pm (including bank holidays, closed Christmas Day).
St. George’s Centre
St. George’s Urgent Treatment Centre
St George’s Centre
St. George’s Road
Middleton
Leeds
LS10 4UZ
Telephone: 0330 311 5106
Opening Times: 8am – 11pm everyday (including bank holidays, closed Christmas Day)
Walk-in Centre
Shakespeare Medical Centre
Shakespeare Walk-in Centre
Burmantofts Health Centre
Cromwell Mount
Leeds
LS9 7TA
Telephone: 0113 295 1132
Opening Times: 8am – 8pm every day (including all bank holidays).
The Shakespeare Medical Centre can provide health advice and treatments for a range of conditions. It also provides traditional GP services for registered patients, and people not registered with the GP practice.