Urgent Treatment Centres - What to expect
New Urgent Treatment Centre Opens at St Peter's
From 31 October, there will be an Urgent Treatment Centre, based at St Peter's Hospital, serving patients of the North West Surrey CCG. This is the closest such centre for residents of Weybridge.
Which conditions are treated at Urgent Treatment Centres?
Urgent Treatment Centres will treat minor injuries, and illnesses that require urgent treatment, these include:
• minor illnesses
• minor cuts and grazes, including those that require stitches
• minor scalds and burns
• strains and sprains
• bites and stings
• minor head injuries
• common infections, such as chest, ear and throat
• minor skin infections/rashes
• minor eye conditions/infections
• stomach pains
• minor broken bones such as toes, ankles, wrists, fingers and suspected fractures.
What if you cannot judge whether your case is minor or more serious?
Patients will be assessed at the Urgent Treatment Centre and then treated in order of medical need, including being referred on to A&E.
If your condition is assessed as minor and urgent (requiring immediate attention), you will be seen by an appropriate clinician in the Urgent Treatment Centre
If your condition is not urgent or immediate, you will be referred back to your GP.
If you are seriously ill, you will be referred to the Emergency Department which - at St Peter's Hospital - is located next to the Urgent Treatment Centre.