Your local MIU can treat patients aged 5 years and over if you have:

• Cuts and wounds (including those that may need stitches)
• Minor burns and scalds
• Sprains, minor injuries or broken bones – in legs below the knee, and arms below the shoulder, where you can bear the weight through your foot or move your fingers (our experienced staff can arrange x-rays and apply plaster if required)
• Insect bites or other animal bites
• Tetanus immunisation after an injury
• Minor head injury – where there has been no loss of consciousness or vomiting, and no residual symptoms i.e. headache, nausea, visual disturbance, dizziness or any other symptom of concussion
• Removal of foreign bodies from eyes, nose or ears
• Nose injuries and broken noses
• Removal of rings, earrings and studs