Yes, you can find private emergency medical care at an Urgent Care Centre. These centres offer:
However, you will not be entitled to the NHS ambulance service to take you to private walk-in in care centres, and will have to arrange your own transport. Additionally, these private care centres have opening hours to which you will have to adhere.
Address: 205 – 209 Great Portland St, London W1W 5AH
Phone number: 020 3993 3972
They recommend calling in advance to see openings
Address: 60 Grove End Rd, London NW8 9NH
Phone number: 020 7806 4000
Opening Hours: 8am-8pm Mon-Fri, 8am-1pm Sat, closed Sundays
Address: 14 Devonshire St, London W1G 7AE
Phone number: 020 7034 8164
Opening Hours: 8am-8pm Mon-Fri, closed Sat-Sun
Address: Wellington Hospital South Bldg, 8A Wellington Place The, London NW8 9LE
Phone number: 020 3733 5344
Open 24/7
Address: The Lister Hospital, Chelsea Bridge Rd, London SW1W 8RH
Phone number: 020 3993 7566
Open 24/7
Address: 42-52 Nottingham Pl, London W1U 5NY
Phone number: 020 3131 2549
They recommend calling in advance to see openings
Address: Colman Hill, Halesowen B63 2AH
Phone number: 01384 560123
Opening Hours: 8 am–5 pm Mon-Fri, 9 am–1 pm Sat, closed Sun
Address: 999, Warwick Road Acocks Green, 999 Warwick Rd, Acocks Green, Birmingham B27 6QJ
Phone number: 0121 706 0501
Opening Times:Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:30 am–1 pm, 2–6 pm, 8:30 am–1 pm Wed, closed Sat-Sun
Address: Summerfield Primary Care Centr, 134 Winson Green Rd, Heath St, Birmingham B18 7AL
Phone number: 0121 389 1120
Opening Times: 8am-8pm Mon-Sun
Address: 89A Allison St, Birmingham B5 5TH
Phone number: 0121 643 9812
Opening Hours: 9 am–7 pm Mon-Fri, 10 am–8 pm Sat, 10 am–5 pm Sun
Address: 32 Oldham Rd, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5FE
Phone number: 0161 413 7976
Opening Times: 7 am–11 pm Mon-Fri
Address: 2nd Floor, Boots The Chemist, 32 Market Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M1 1PL
Phone number: 0161 839 6227
Opening Hours: 8am-8pm Mon-Sun
Address: St Ann’s Square, 2-4 Exchange St, Manchester M2 7HA
Phone number: 0344 257 0346
Opening hours: 8 am–6 pm Mon-Fri, closed Sat-Sun
The A&E department allows patients to walk in and receive treatment for severe and less severe injuries and illnesses. The illnesses treated in A&E include:
A&E offers 24/7 access 365 days a year, and is run by paramedics, A&E nurses, diagnostic radiographers, porters, healthcare assistants, emergency medicine doctors, and more.
A&E is not an alternative to getting an appointment with a GP. If your GP practice is closed and you require non-emergency treatment, you can call NHS 111 which will direct you to the best service, or visit an NHS walk-in-centre. Walk-in-centres allow patients to receive help for minor illnesses without an appointment.
Although the main benefit of Urgent Care Centres are the lack of waiting times. However, other benefits include:
Private A&E – also known as Urgent Care Centres – are places where patients can go to receive emergency care outside the NHS, with little or no waiting time.
However, Urgent Care Centres do not usually treat life-threatening illnesses and injuries, including those to the head.
Urgent Care Centres mainly deal with the walk-in wounded — people who have been suffered from a minor accident or have suddenly become ill but can still get to hospital themselves. This includes fractures and sprains from sports.
They also help patients suffering from the following:
