Urgent treatment centres provide medical help when it’s not a life threatening emergency.
Other types of urgent care services are called minor injuries units or walk-in centres. They offer some of the same help as urgent treatment centres.
When urgent treatment centres can help instead of A&E
Urgent treatment centres are usually overseen by doctors (sometimes GPs) working with nurses.
If you need one, you can often get tests like an ECG (electrocardiogram), blood tests or an x-ray.
They can diagnose and deal with many of the most common problems people go to A&E for.
These are things like:
- broken bones and sprains
- injuries, cuts and bruises
- wound dressing
- stomach pain
- coughs, colds and breathing problems
- vomiting and diarrhoea
- skin infections and rashes
- high temperature (fever) in children and adults
- mental health problems
If a doctor decides you need a prescription, they can organise one for you. Emergency contraception is also available.
Minor injuries units and walk-in centres
These services can help with many, but not all, of the same problems as urgent treatment centres. If they cannot help with a particular problem, they will direct you to where you can get the right help.
Check if you need an urgent care service
NHS 111 online can help if you are not sure what service you might need. If an urgent care service is not right for your problem, you will be offered alternative services
Information
Loughborough Urgent Treatment Centre is open 24 Hours a day, 7 days a week
Tel: 01509 568800
Loughborough Urgent Treatment Centre
Loughborough Hospital
Hospital Way
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 5JY