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Urgent Treatment Centre’s

An urgent Treatment centre, (UTC), is a place to seek medical help for minor injuries and illnesses that are not life-threatening including

  • Minor injuries, such as cuts, grazes, sprains, and strains
  • Minor illnesses, such as coughs, colds, ear and throat infections, and skin infections
  • Minor head injuries
  • Minor burns and scalds
  • Insect and animal bites
  • Minor eye injuries
  • Minor back injuries
  • Emergency contraception
  • Urine infections
  • Raised temperature/

You can call NHS 111 to book an appointment or to find out if a UTC is the right place to go . You can walk into a UTC without an appointment 

There are urgent Treatment Center’s located at:

Chase Farm Hospital (8am-10pm) https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/services/urgent-treatment-centre

Barnet General Hospital (8am-12pm) https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/services/emergency-department-barnet-hospital#urgent-treatment-centre

 The New QEII hospital – (8am-10pm) children over 1  https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/services/urgent-treatment-centre/

Lister Hospital (8am-10pm) adults over16 https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/services/urgent-treatment-centre-lister-hospital/

Princess Alexandra Hospital https://stellarhealthcare.org.uk/utc/ This service does not offer a walk in, but you may be referred to here if you attend their emergency department, or have contacted 111

North Middlesex Hospital https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/services/emergency-department-north-middlesex-university-hospital#accordion-55718. A GP-led urgent treatment centre operates within the A&E department