• Prince Philip Hospital - Minor Injury Unit

    Bryngwyn Mawr

    Dafen

    Llanelli

    SA14 8QF

    Tel: 01554 756567

    Disabled Access: Yes

    Website: http://hduhb.nhs.wales/healthcare/hospitals-and-centres/hospitals/prince-philip-hospital/

    Summary

    Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) is accessed via the old A&E entrance at the front of the hospital. This is run by GPs and Emergency Nurse Practitioners working together, and can treat patients with a range of problems from muscle and joint injuries to burns and scalds, minor head injuries, minor eye injuries and more. Senior doctors and nurses in the Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU) will see patients with a wide range of medical conditions including strokes and chest conditions. The MIU will see all ages with minor injuries, i.e. cuts/grazes, etc. Please note: patients will have to sit and wait to be seen at the MIU.


    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.

    Last Updated: 21 June 2023 10:52 by NHS 111 Wales

  • Map

  • Normal Opening Hours

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    Monday24hr24hr
    Tuesday24hr24hr
    Wednesday24hr24hr
    Thursday24hr24hr
    Friday24hr24hr
    Saturday24hr24hr
    Sunday24hr24hr

    What will be seen

    Type of InjuryYes/NoMore Information
    Abdominal InjuryNo
    Airway ProblemNo
    AssaultYesNot major trauma
    Back InjuryYesAs long as walking / not from high height
    Bites & StingsYes
    Burns & ScaldsYesLess than 3% of body area & no facial burns
    Chest InjuriesNo
    Chest PainNo Needs to be seen at the Acute Medical Assessment Unit
    Ear InjuryYes
    Eye InjuryYesNot penetrating
    Facial InjuryYes
    FallsYes Not from height / not major trauma
    Removal of Foreign BodiesYes
    Head InjuriesYesGlasgow Coma Scale > 15
    Hip/Groin InjuryYesOnly if weight bearing
    Limb InjuryYes
    Mental HealthYesBut not if taken an overdose
    Mouth/Dental InjuriesNo
    Neck InjuriesNo
    Overdose/PoisoningNoNeeds to be seen at the Acute Medical Assessment Unit
    Pelvic InjuriesNo
    Sprains/Fractures of LimbsYes
    Transport InjuryNo
    WoundsYes

  • Services Offered

    Service does: 24 Hour Availability
    Service does: Bank Holiday
    Operating 24 Hours.
    Service does: Emergency Contraception (Free)
    Emergency Hormonal Contraceptive Pill. Contact the department before attending.
    Service does: Interpreter/Translation Available
    Service does: Manipulation Of Fractures Dislocation
    Service does: Minor Injury Unit
    Service does: Nursing Staff Able To Prescribe
    Nursing staff are able to supply medication through the use of Patient Group Directives (PGD)
    Service does: Plastering
    Service does: Suturing
    Service does: Tetanus Vaccination
    Following an injury or wound
    Service does: X-Rays
    If patients require hip x-rays in MIU they will have the x-ray but suspected hip fractures in the community should be referred to their local A&E department.
    Service does not: Age Restrictions

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