Minor Injuries Unit
Minor Injury Units (MIU) see injuries less than 2 weeks old and minor illnesses when GPs are closed.
MIUs are located in community hospitals and are run by highly skilled specialist clinicians.
They treat a range of minor conditions, which have occurred during the previous 14 days including:
- sprains and strains
- minor fractures
- traumatic wound infections (not surgical wounds)
- minor burns and scalds
- head injuries (where the person has not been unconscious)
- insect and animal bites and stings
- minor eye injuries
- cuts, bruises and grazes
MIU cannot:
- X-ray hips, femurs, backs, chest/ribs, faces, or children under 2 years old