Newquay Minor Injury Unit temporarily reduces its opening hours
From this week (18 March 2024), Newquay Minor Injury Unit will open from 8am to 8pm from Friday to Tuesday. The unit will be closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays, which are its quietest days.
"We have had to make what we hope will be a short-term change to our opening hours after several members of the team left. However, we are pleased to announce that our recruitment campaign has been a success. We have new minor injury unit practitioners joining us soon.
"We will continue to review the operational running of our minor injury unit while our new practitioners undergo the necessary training.
"In the meantime, our x-ray department has also been going through a major refurbishment. This will see the installation of new digital x-ray equipment which will give clinicians access to faster, better quality images." Matron Rebecca Tica
What does this mean for local residents?
Newquay’s Minor Injury Unit will continue to be available 5 days a week from 8am to 8pm.
The unit will continue to treat a range of minor illnesses and injuries which have occurred during the last 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, bruising and grazes
- suspected infections, for example eye, ear, skin, throat (when GPs are closed). Nearly all pharmacies also offer a minor illness service. Find your nearest pharmacy and check opening hours.
When the unit in Newquay is closed alternative units are available 7 days a week:
- Bodmin from 8am to 10pm
- Camborne Redruth from 8am to 10pm
- St Austell from 8am and 8pm
Visit the Trust’s website for live opening and waiting times. People who are unsure which service is best can use the NHS 111 symptom checker or call 111, 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
People with life or limb-threatening illnesses or injuries should call 999. This includes:
- patients who have suffered a head injury with loss of consciousness or who are on blood thinners
- breathing difficulties
- chest pain without injury
- stroke symptoms
- abdominal pain
- severe bleeding