Parents from across Great Yarmouth and Waveney are being urged to choose the right place for treatment if their children feel unwell this half term. 

HealthEast, the clinical commissioning group for Great Yarmouth and Waveney, is reminding people of all the options available to them in the run up to next week’s holiday.

For minor injuries such as scalds, sprains, cuts and strains, people can go to:

• Beccles minor injuries unit, which is based at the town’s hospital on St Mary’s Road and open daily from 8am to 8pm. Call 01502 719821 for more information. 

• Halesworth MIU, at Cutler’s Hill Surgery on Bungay Road, which is open from 9am to 5pm on Monday to Friday. You can contact the MIU on 01986 874618. 

• Southwold MIU, which is based at Southwold Surgery in York Road. Open on weekdays from 8am to 6.30pm, the unit is available by ringing 01502 722326. 

Anyone who needs to be seen immediately but does not have a serious illness or injury can also visit Greyfriars walk-in centre at Phoenix House, Howard Street South, Great Yarmouth, which is open from 8am to 8pm daily and available on 01493 335340. Pharmacies can also offer advice for a wide range of minor illnesses such as coughs and colds.

Anyone who is unsure of where to go, has a question about medication or any other query which cannot wait should call the free NHS 111 number for advice. The number is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Dr Jamie Wyllie, director of clinical transformation with HealthEast and a local GP, said: “We would urge anyone who needs advice about a condition which is not life-threatening, has a question about their medication or isn’t sure where to go for treatment to call NHS 111.

“You will be directed to the most local and appropriate place for treatment, in turn ensuring that other health services, such as emergency departments, remain available for those most in need.”

For more information about healthcare in Great Yarmouth and Waveney, visit the HealthEast website at www.greatyarmouthandwaveneyccg.nhs.uk and click on “your services”.

 

 

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