Minor Injuries

If your injury is not serious, you can get help from a minor injuries unit (MIU), rather than going to an A&E department. Minor Injury Units, Walk-in-Centres and Urgent Care Centres provide non-urgent services for a range of conditions offering convenient access to healthcare for minor injuries and illnesses, such as:

• Cuts – we can use glue, steristrips (paper stitches) or sutures to close wounds
• Small burns or scalds
• Bites and stings
• Sprains and certain fractures (upper and lower limbs)
• Minor head injuries
• Infected wounds
• Foreign bodies in eyes

No appointments are needed and assessments are carried out by experienced NHS nurses who provide a skilled, safe and caring service.

What is a minor injury? | NHS Devon CCG
NHS Devon CCG | 8th December 2017

Your local Minor Injury Units

Follow the links below to find out more about your local Minor Injury Units:

• South Devon & Torbay
• Plymouth & West Devon
• North & East Devon

Updated October 2024
Published June 2022