Non-urgent advice: NHS 111
The NHS 111 phone line makes it easier for you to access local NHS healthcare services in England.
You can call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency. NHS 111 is a fast and easy way to get the right help, whatever the time.
NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.
You can also contact NHS 111 online. Please visit the website for more information.
You can call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency. NHS 111 is a fast and easy way to get the right help, whatever the time.
NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.
You can also contact NHS 111 online. Please visit the website for more information.
Non-urgent advice: Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC)
An Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is a local NHS service that provides urgent medical care for illnesses and injuries that need prompt attention but are not life-threatening emergencies. They are staffed by experienced clinicians who can diagnose and treat a wide range of common problems such as sprains, minor fractures, cuts, burns, infections, and high temperatures. They can carry out tests like X-rays, blood tests, and ECGs if needed.
UTCs help reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments by providing the right care in the right place, quickly and conveniently. If your condition is more serious or life-threatening, you should call 999 or go to A&E immediately. For advice on whether to visit a UTC, you can contact NHS 111 by phone or online.
Our nearest Urgent Treatment Centres are at Wycombe General Hospital and mount Vernon Hospital.
UTCs help reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments by providing the right care in the right place, quickly and conveniently. If your condition is more serious or life-threatening, you should call 999 or go to A&E immediately. For advice on whether to visit a UTC, you can contact NHS 111 by phone or online.
Our nearest Urgent Treatment Centres are at Wycombe General Hospital and mount Vernon Hospital.
Non-urgent advice: Wycombe General Hospital
If you have a minor injury or someone needs medical help that’s not serious or life threatening.
Visit NHS 111 online or call 111 (free of charge from mobile phones or landlines) – They will help direct you to the right care and can book you an appointment in our Urgent Care Department or Emergency Department if needed.
NHS 111 will advise on:
– How to get a repeat prescription.
– Where to get help for your symptoms.
– How to find general health information and advice.
– Where to get an emergency supply of your prescribed medicine
Non-urgent advice: Mount Vernon Hospital
If you have a minor injury or someone needs medical help that’s not serious or life threatening.
Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner Service (UCNPS) at Mount Vernon Hospital.
Minor injuries might include cuts, grazes and bruising, minor burns, animal bites and simple broken bones.
This service is NOT a ‘walk-in’ clinic.
Patients are triaged and appointments, if required, are booked via NHS 111 online or by calling 111.
If you have a minor injury, please contact NHS 111.
Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner Service (UCNPS) at Mount Vernon Hospital.
Minor injuries might include cuts, grazes and bruising, minor burns, animal bites and simple broken bones.
This service is NOT a ‘walk-in’ clinic.
Patients are triaged and appointments, if required, are booked via NHS 111 online or by calling 111.
If you have a minor injury, please contact NHS 111.
Non-urgent advice: What the Urgent Treatment Centre can help with
The Urgent Treatment Centre provides quick, expert care for a range of minor injuries and conditions that need prompt attention but are not life-threatening. The UTC can help you with:
– Cuts, grazes, and bruisesWounds that might need stitches
– Minor burns and scaldsTetanus vaccinations after an injury
– Removal of foreign objects from the eyes, nose, or ears
– Minor eye problems, including taking out contact lensesInsect bites and other animal bites
– Minor head injuries where there has been no loss of consciousness, no vomiting, and no ongoing symptoms like headache, nausea, dizziness, or vision problems
– Removal of rings, earrings, and studs
– Minor injuries to legs below the knee and arms below the shoulder, as long as you can put weight on your foot or move your fingers
– Minor nosebleeds
– Emergency contraception
Important Information
– Children who are seriously injured, very unwell, or have had any head injury should not go to the Urgent Treatment Centre. They must be taken to the nearest Accident & Emergency (A&E) department.
– The UTC cannot X-ray children under 4 years old; these children need to be seen at A&E.
– X-rays at the UTC are only available for injuries from the shoulder to the fingers and from the knee to the toes. Other X-rays must be done at A&E.
– Wounds older than 12 hours may not be suitable for stitches and might need to be referred to A&E.
– Cuts, grazes, and bruisesWounds that might need stitches
– Minor burns and scaldsTetanus vaccinations after an injury
– Removal of foreign objects from the eyes, nose, or ears
– Minor eye problems, including taking out contact lensesInsect bites and other animal bites
– Minor head injuries where there has been no loss of consciousness, no vomiting, and no ongoing symptoms like headache, nausea, dizziness, or vision problems
– Removal of rings, earrings, and studs
– Minor injuries to legs below the knee and arms below the shoulder, as long as you can put weight on your foot or move your fingers
– Minor nosebleeds
– Emergency contraception
Important Information
– Children who are seriously injured, very unwell, or have had any head injury should not go to the Urgent Treatment Centre. They must be taken to the nearest Accident & Emergency (A&E) department.
– The UTC cannot X-ray children under 4 years old; these children need to be seen at A&E.
– X-rays at the UTC are only available for injuries from the shoulder to the fingers and from the knee to the toes. Other X-rays must be done at A&E.
– Wounds older than 12 hours may not be suitable for stitches and might need to be referred to A&E.