If you have a non-life threatening injury or illness and need local care with short waiting times, we can help you at your nearest minor injury unit (MIU).
We have MIUs in community hospitals based at:
- Frome
- Glastonbury
- Shepton Mallet
- Chard
- Bridgwater
- Minehead
- Burnham-on-Sea
They are all run by emergency nurse practitioners, who are nurses with specialised training and skills in emergency and urgent care. They are supported by staff nurses and healthcare assistants.
Our MIUs provide urgent care to patients closer to where they live. They keep our emergency departments free to manage critically ill patients and those with life-threatening major injuries.
Our team of emergency nurse practitioners diagnose and treat a wide range of non-life threatening minor illnesses and injuries. Common examples include:
- chest infections
- throat infections
- eye infections
- urinary infections
- emergency contraception
- sprains and strains
- broken bones
- cuts and wounds
- bites
- minor head injuries
