RESIDENTS across Worcestershire are being urged to ensure they get the right treatment over Christmas.
With local emergency departments facing unprecedented demand, staff at the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust’s minor injury units (MIUs) want everyone to be aware of the alternative treatment centres available.
MIUs across Worcestershire are open seven-days-a-week throughout the festive season (including bank holidays). They offer advice and treatment to anyone with a minor injury.
Bromsgrove’s MIU at the Princess of Wales Community Hospital is open from 8am to 8pm, while the MIU at Kidderminster Hospital opens from 8am to 10pm.
The minor injury units at Evesham Community Hospital and Malvern Community Hospital open from 9am to 9pm. The one at Tenbury Wells opens from 9am to 5pm every day.
Local pharmacists can also give expert confidential advice, as well as medicines for a range of minor ailments. No appointment is necessary,
Here are the pharmacy times for Worcestershire over the Christmas bank holidays:
Christmas Day
Knights Chemist, Market Street is open from midday to 3pm.
Stewarts Pharmacy, The Chapel, Evesham, is open from 10am to 12pm.
Kidderminster Pharmacy, Stourport Road, Kidderminster, is open between 1pm and 3pm and Areley Kings Pharmacy, Stourport, is available between 10am and 1pm.
In Malvern, Lygon Pharmacy, Worcester Road, is open from 10am to 1pm and Claremont House Pharmacy, Barnartds Green Road from 1pm to 4pm.
Church Green Pharmacy in Redditch is available from 10am to 1pm and Knights, Evesham Road, Crabbs Cross from 1pm to 4pm.
In Worcester, St Peter’s Chemist (Tesco), St Peter’s Drive is open from 10amn to 1pm and Giles Pharmacy in Cranham Drive from 1pm to 4pm.
Boxing Day
Bromsgrove Pharmacy is open from midday to 3pm.
Rednal Pharmacy, New Road, Rubery, is open from 1pm to 4pm.
Boots, Evesham Retail Park, is available from 9am to 5pm.
Crest Pharmacy, Linden Road, Kidderminster, is open between 10am and 1pm.
In Malvern, Boots, Enigma Retail Park, is open from 9am to 6pm.
Apollo Pharmacy, William Street, Redditch is available between 10am and 1pm.
Asda, Silver Street, Worcester, is open from 10am to 4pm.
And people, if they are unsure of where to go, can initially contact NHS 111, either online at 111.nhs.uk or by calling 111.
