Where to go for urgent medical advice and support For urgent dental treatment call 0845 7010401 (Mon to Fri 6.30pm - 9am and 24 hours at weekends and bank holidays). Minor cuts Many common illnesses and injuries Stock a medicine cabinet can be treated at home
l Get plenty of rest and drink plenty of
Always read the labels Hangover NHS Direct Confidential advice 24 hours a day
l Phone 0845 46 47, website www.nhsdirect.uk
Calls cost a maximum of 5p per minute from a BT
landline. Calls from mobiles and other networks vary.
Your service provider may charge a minimum cost per call.
A confidential interpretation service is available in many
and opening times of GPs, hospitals and walk-in centres
Pharmacy Find your pharmacy
l To find opening times of the pharmacist nearest to
Headaches Cough and Sore throat
l GPs provide medical advice, examinations and prescriptions
Persistent
To find details of local GPs visit www.nhs.uk Backache
For urgent medical advice when your GP surgery is closed
Vomiting
call the Out of Hours Service on 0845 600 10 13
Larger cuts Minor injuries units (for opening times see overleaf)
If you have a minor injury or ailment, you
For urgent medical advice when the MIU is closed call the
injuries Heavy bleeding - Broken bones - Chest pain - Suspected stroke - Burns A & E - Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester Hospitals
l Dorset County Hospital, Williams Avenue,
l Only call 999 or go to the Emergency Department if
you are seriously ill or badly injured or you could delay
l Yeovil District Hospital, Higher Kingston, Yeovil,
treatment for someone more seriously ill than you are
In a real emergency, don’t delay - call 999 for an
l Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road BH 15 2JB
ambulance.
l Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Road East, BH7 7DW
Opening time for minor injuries units (MIUs) and treatment centres Blandford
Minor injuries unit, Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7DD9am - 6pm Monday to Friday10am - 4pm Weekends and Bank Holidays
Bridport
Minor injuries unit, Hospital Lane, North Allington, Bridport, Dorset DT6 5DR
9am - 6pm, February and March, seven days a week9am - 8pm, April to August, seven days a week
Portland Minor injuries unit, Castle Road, Castletown, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1AX 10am - 6pm 7 days a week Shaftesbury
Minor injuries unit, Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 8BD9am - 6pm Monday to Friday10am - 4pm Weekends
Sherborne
Minor injuries unit, Hospital Lane, Sherborne, Dorset, DT9 3JU9am - 6pm Monday to Friday10am - 4pm Weekends
St. Leonards
Out of hours Treatment CentreRingwood Road, St Leonard’s Hants, BH24 2RR. Phone 01202 5842009am - 6pm Weekends and Bank Holidays opening only
Minor injuries unit, Queens Road, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 2ES8am - 10pm seven days a week
Weymouth
Minor injuries unit, Melcombe Avenue, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7TB. Open 8am - 10pm seven days a week
Weymouth Community Health Centre accepts all patients either through self referral or GP referral. The centre is situated Melcombe Avenue, Weymouth Community Hospital, Melcombe Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 7TB. Open 8am to 8pm seven days a week. Wimborne
Minor injuries unit, Victoria Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1ER8.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday
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Where to go for urgent medical advice and support