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Same Day Urgent Care Service in Cardigan to open this weekend

10 January 2025

 

To help relieve pressures on our hospital A&E departments, Ceredigion's Same Day Urgent Care Service (SDUC) will open between 9am - 6pm this weekend (11/12 January 2025) for patients to walk in without a prior appointment.

The SDUC, which is based in Cardigan Integrated Care Centre (SA43 1JX), is led by Advanced Nurse Practitioners who can assess, diagnose and treat walk-in patients who are then able to return home the same day, with a plan of care involving referrals to other services if necessary.

Our hospitals are currently dealing with unprecedented demand, which is leading to significant delays in care provision and long waits in A&E.  If you have a condition which could be seen and treated at Cardigan’s Integrated Care Centre, we would strongly encourage you to attend as you can be seen more quickly, as well as helping to relieve pressure on the hospital system.

The type of conditions our Advanced Nurse Practitioners can see include:

(Please note: Over 12 months can be seen for minor injuries, over 5 years for minor illnesses.)

  • Chest Infections
  • Wound Infections
  • Tonsillitis / sore throat
  • Ear Infections
  • Minor Chest/Hip/Pelvic/Back injuries – Patient must be able to mobilise
  • Minor Head Injury
  • Non-cardiac chest pain
  • Skin complaints including rashes, infections, and sunburn
  • Sprains, strains & soft tissue injuries
  • Hay fever, Mild allergic reactions
  • Minor injuries - cuts, wounds
  • Minor eye injuries, complaints and irritations requiring irrigation, and Chemical eye injury
  • Emergency contraception
  • Suspected fractures and injuries to knee, lower leg, ankle, and feet
  • Suspected fractures and injuries to arms
  • Animal, insect, or human bites
  • Minor burns & scalds
  • Removal of foreign bodies from eyes, ears, nose & skin

X Ray facility will not be available on the weekend, however practitioners are able to assess, advise and refer to main site if needed.

If you have a more urgent care need please attend an A&E department or in a medical life-threatening emergency, dial 999.

If you would like to speak with a triage nurse at the centre first to discuss your condition, please call 01239 803 075.