Injury Units in the Midlands are open this Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
The HSE is encouraging people in the midlands to consider all care options this Easter Bank Holiday weekend: Injury Units treats various injuries including breaks or sprains
The Health Executive would like to remind the public of other services that might be helpful, including their local Injury Unit, GPs, pharmacists and GP out of hours services before presenting at emergency departments (EDs).
Injury units treat recent injuries that are not life-threatening and unlikely to need admission to hospital. They can help with many of the injuries people go to the emergency department (ED) for. For example, broken bones, dislocations, and minor burns. You can get treatment such as x-rays, plaster casts, and wound care in an injury unit. Injury Units are located in Mullingar, Nenagh, Roscommon and Naas. For more information visit www.hse.ie/injuryunits.
1. Regional Hospital Mullingar Injury Unit
Charter Medical Private Hospital, Ballinderry, Mullingar, Westmeath, N91 FE40
Monday - Thursday, 8am to 7.30pm
Friday, 2pm to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 5.30pm
Bank Holiday Mondays: 10am to 5.30pm
Service Available To: Age 16 and older
Phone: 044 938 5331
2. Nenagh Injury Unit
Tyone, Nenagh, Tipperary, E45 PT86
Monday to Sunday 8am to 8pm, including Bank Holidays
Service Available To: Adults and children aged 5 and older
Phone: 067 423 11
3. Roscommon Injury Unit
Roscommon University Hospital, Athlone Road, Roscommon, F42 AX61
Monday to Sunday 8am to 8pm, including Bank Holidays
Service Available To: Adults and children aged 5 and older
Phone: 090 663 2212
4. Nas Hospital Injury Unit
Vista Primary Care Centre, Ballymore Eustace Road, Naas, Kildare, W91 X38W
Monday to Sunday 10am to 8pm. Service Available To: Age 16 and older
Phone: 045 872 135
THey are also advising that there are a range of other care pathways available to patients who do not need emergency care including:
Visit your pharmacy for advice on common minor illnesses. Find out more here https://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/2/pharmacy/
Visit your local Injury Unit: www.hse.ie/injuryunits
Make an appointment with your GP if you’re feeling unwell and it is not an emergency
If you urgently need to see a GP outside of normal hours, contact your local GP Out of Hours service, details below:
MIDOC is an appointment only GP service located in the Laois, Longford, Offaly and Westmeath Areas. This service is for patients who need urgent medical attention that cannot wait to be seen by their usual GP. Opening Hours: Weekdays, Monday to Thursday 6pm to 8am. Weekends 6pm Friday to 8am Monday. All day on Bank Holidays. Telephone 1800 302 702 or go to GP Out of Hours service: GP out-of-hours service - HSE.ie for more information.
Carole Broadbank, Integrated Healthcare Area Manager, HSE Midlands said, “Our Hospitals continue to be extremely busy in the lead up to the Bank Holiday weekend. Our emergency departments in particular continue to see significantly increased numbers of patients attending and being admitted. We continue to work hard across our hospitals to minimise the length of time patients wait to be treated, particularly those aged over 75. It is important that people continue to consider all options and pathways available to them before attending an ED, including their local Injury Unit, GP Out of Hours, GPs and community pharmacy.
The HSE says waiting times for patients who attend the Injury Unit are significantly less than those who may have to wait in a busy Emergency Department while more acutely ill patients are triaged as a priority.
It says all patients who present at the emergency departments will be seen and treated, with the sickest and most urgent patients being prioritised.
Ms Broadbank is urging any patient requiring emergency hospital treatment not to delay and come to the ED, or dial 999 or 112 in an emergency.
She says "we also request people to only use these services when it is urgent. We acknowledge that patients presenting with non-urgent injuries may face longer waiting times, depending on the number of patients attending and the severity of patient illnesses. Our staff work hard to do all they can to reduce the length of time patients wait in EDs and we apologise when patients experience long delays.”
Information on how to manage common illness and advice on when to get emergency help is also available at https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/common-illnesses/ and https://www2.hse.ie/my-child/.
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