• Neath Port Talbot Hospital - Minor Injury Unit

    Baglan Way

    Port Talbot

    SA12 7BX

    Tel: 01639 862160

    Disabled Access: Yes

    Website: http://sbuhb.nhs.wales/hospitals/our-hospitals/neath-port-talbot-hospital/

    Summary

    Remember to Think 111 First.  If you require the Minor Injury Unit or need advice on where to go, contact 111 before attending the Minor Injury Unit. 

    For full details on the reduction of hours at the Minor Injury Unit, please visit Minor Injury Unit - Neath Port Talbot - Swansea Bay University Health Board 


    Is this service available in Welsh?: The Health Board welcomes correspondence and telephone calls in Welsh or English. The website can also be translated into Welsh by clicking 'Cymraeg' on the desired webpage.


    Out Of Hours Access Arrangements: Can refer patients to the nearest open MIU when this MIU is closed, or patients can be seen in their nearest Emergency Department if urgent.

    Last Updated: 29 January 2024 09:13 by NHS 111 Wales

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  • Normal Opening Hours

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    Monday8.00am9.00pm
    Tuesday8.00am9.00pm
    Wednesday8.00am9.00pm
    Thursday8.00am9.00pm
    Friday8.00am9.00pm
    Saturday8.00am9.00pm
    Sunday8.00am9.00pm
    Bank Holiday8.00am9.00pm

    What will be seen

    TypeYes/NoExclusions
    Abdominal InjuryNo
    Airway ProblemNo
    AssaultYesWill not see loss of consciousness or if the patient is taking anticoagulants or intoxicated
    Back InjuryYesWill not see non-mobile patients / chronic back pain / neurological deficit / pain from twisting or lifting something
    Bites & StingsYesExcluding anaphylaxis or systemic symptoms
    Burns & ScaldsYesLess than 3% of body area with no circumferential or perineal burns and no high risk of inhalation
    Chest InjuriesYesCannot see haemoptysis or chest infection
    Chest PainNo
    Ear InjuryYes
    Eye InjuryYesNo penetrating injuries
    Facial InjuryYesWill not see loss of consciousness or if the patient is taking anticoagulants or intoxicated
    FallsYesWill not see non-mobile patients or falls from a height e.g. 5 steps or unable to manage socially post fall
    Removal of Foreign BodiesYesNo rectal or vaginal foreign bodies
    Head InjuriesYesMinor only with NO loss of consciousness & no patients on anticoagulation medication or intoxicated – GCS <15
    Hip/Groin InjuryYesCannot see non-mobile patients or if a high suspicion of a fracture to the neck of femur or femoral fracture
    Limb InjuryYesNo open fractures or amputations or partial amputations but simple dislocations such as patella would be appropriate
    Mental HealthNo
    Mouth/Dental InjuriesNo
    Neck InjuriesYesNo non-mobile / neurological deficit / high energy mechanism e.g. pedestrian or cyclist colliding with vehicle or ejection from vehicle or high speed accident or fall from over 1m
    Overdose/PoisoningNo
    Pelvic InjuryNo
    Sprains/Fractures of LimbsYesNo open fractures
    Transport InjuryYesNo high speed / ejection from vehicles / rollover / pedestrian or cyclist collision with vehicle
    WoundsYesNo uncontrolled haemorrhage

  • Services Offered

    Service does: Age Restrictions
    Will not see Children under 1 year old
    Service does: Bank Holiday
    Service does: Interpreter/Translation Available
    Language Line.
    Service does: Manipulation Of Fractures Dislocation
    Simple dislocation like a patella dislocation, however a true knee dislocation would require emergency department intervention.
    Service does: Minor Injury Unit
    Service does: Plastering
    Service does: Suturing
    Service does: Tetanus Vaccination
    Following an injury or wound
    Service does: X-Rays
    Service does not: 24 Hour Availability
    Service does not: Emergency Contraception (Free)
    Service does not: Nursing Staff Able To Prescribe
    Access to PGDs for limited medication

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