Prince Philip Hospital - Minor Injury Unit
We’ve held engagement workshops with nurses, clinicians, the ambulance service, out-of-hours GPs, campaign group members and people in our community who expressed and interest (representatives from amongst this list chosen at random). These have considered potential options for the future of the service, including a return to the previous 24/7 model. The Health Board will consider this work and the next steps at its meeting at the end of March.
What to do if you have a minor injury
The Minor Injury Unit at Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli, provides care to adults and children over 12-months old with minor injuries such as:
- minor wounds
- minor bites and stings (from humans, insects, or animals)
- minor burns or scald
- minor head injuries / scalp laceration
- foreign bodies in the ear or nose
- minor limb injuries
- minor eye injuries
The hospital does not have an Emergency Department nor a paediatric (children’s) ward.
If you live in, near, or are visiting Llanelli and have a minor injury in the daytime (between 8.00am and 8.00pm), you can continue to walk into the Minor Injury Unit at Prince Philip Hospital.
If your minor injury occurs between 8.00pm and 8.00am and cannot wait until the next day, please use:
- the NHS Wales symptom checker online (opens in new tab).
- or call NHS 111 Wales for advice (choose option 2 for mental health support)
- In a life-threatening emergency, whether you are an adult, young person, or for a child, always dial 999.
Further useful links
You can read more on the range of our services on the urgent care webpage (opens in new tab)
You can also read more on our minor injury units webpage (opens in new tab)
For children and young person health needs, you can read more on our children’s services webpage (opens in new tab)
Read the Board Paper - Proposed Overnight Closure Prince Philip Hospital Minor Injury Unit here (PDF, 1.5MB, 20 September 2024, opens in new tab) [Presenter: Andrew Carruthers]