The units are for those who do not need the full facilities of Accident and Emergency (A&E).
You don't need an appointment to visit a Minor Injuries Unit. Minor Injury Units are a modern and fast way to deliver high quality care to patients with minor injury and illness.
Minor Injury Units will not treat:
- Unconscious patients
- Serious medical conditions
- Major injuries
- Overdoses
- Alcohol related problems
- Mental health problems
For any of the above cases you should go to your local A&E or dial 999.
Urgent Care Centre - Louth County Hospital
Louth County Hospital has an Urgent Care Centre (formally Accident and Emergency) and is open 24 hours a day, providing urgent assessment, diagnosis and treatment, provided by our team of Emergency Nurse Practitioners and an Associate Specialist Doctor during the day, and a GP at night. Those patients who cannot be safely treated at Louth Hospital may be referred or transferred elsewhere as necessary. Patients can walk into the Urgent Care Centre at Louth Hospital without an appointment.
Accident and Emergency - Skegness Hospital
Skegness Hospital has an Accident & Emergency Department run by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which is open 24 hours every day of the year. You can self refer to the Accident & Emergency Department, no appointment is necessary and referrals are also accepted from the Ambulance Service and Out of Hours Service.
Lincoln's Walk-in Centre also treats minor illness and injuries.
For information on Accident and Emergency Departments at Lincoln County Hospital, Grantham Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital in Boston click here