If you need urgent or emergency care in Basildon and Brentwood and are not sure where to go visit 111.nhs.uk. Out of hours urgent GP appointments can be booked through NHS 111, either at patients’ homes if they are too ill to travel, or at one of the local bases.
Minor injuries unit Orsett
The minor injuries unit provides a comprehensive nurse-led service for people who have a range of minor injuries as defined below:
- Minor head injuries with no loss of consciousness
- Uncomplicated fractures between shoulder to fingers and knee to toes
- Minor burns and scalds. (All airway/inhalation burns must attend A&E)
- Foreign bodies in eyes, abrasions of cornea
- Retained foreign body such as fishhook
- Bites and stings (with no associated anaphylaxis)
- Sprains and strains
- Animal bites
- Foreign bodies, ear, nose and throat
- Chest injury without difficulty in breathing
- Facial injuries
- Firework injuries
- Mouth injuries
- Neck injuries
- Minor road collisions
- Closure of laceration wounds by suturing, stapling, gluing or steristrip
- Progesterone Only Emergency Contraception (POEC)
Following your attendance at the minor injuries unit a referral to other services such as your GP surgery can be made for ongoing treatment or support if required.
Call 999 or go to A&E immediately if:
Someone isn’t breathing, they are showing signs of heart attack or stroke, or other situations outlined on the NHS website.
Basildon University Hospital has an A&E department for life and limb-threatening emergencies. This is open 24/7.
Other urgent and emergency care is available in the local area. Find services on the NHS website.