Minor Injuries and Illness Units - Angus

Minor Injuries Reception Area
Please call NHS 24 on 111 before you attend an Angus MIIU. This will ensure you receive the correct advice and are appointed to the correct facility.

The Minor Injury and Illness Units (MIIU) across Angus are for minor injuries and illness which you cannot treat yourself, for example sprains and strains, minor burns and scalds, chemical splashes, insect and animal bites or minor eye injuries. For anything else you are advised to call your GP between 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday.

Note:  If you require advice about an illness when your GP practice is closed, patients requiring to see a GP should telephone NHS24 on 111.  Following a telephone assessment they may be referred to the Tayside Out of Hours Service and they will be given an appointment time to attend their nearest MIIU or Primary Emergency Care Centre (PCEC).

Please visit Angus Minor Injury and Illness Services website for more information.
The Minor Injuries  and Illness Units (MIIU) across Angus are nurse led - staffed by primary care staff nurses who have undergone additional training in both Minor Injuries and Minor Illness management.  During the week, Monday - Friday 08:00-18:00, persons with a Minor Illness should contact their own GP surgery for an appointment with either their GP or Practice Nurse.  Patients with new or relatively recent minor injuries should attend their nearest MIIU, however any long standing injuries will require to be seen by patient's own GP and may require specialist referral for further assessment.

Opening Hours 

Arbroath (Primary Care Emergency Centre), Arbroath Infirmary, Rosemount Road, Arbroath DD11 2AT
Open:  Monday to Sunday 8am to 8pm

Forfar Minor Injury and Illness Services, Whitehills Health & Community Care Centre, Station Road, Forfar DD8 3DY
Open:  Monday to Friday: 9am to 4.30pm
           Saturday and Sunday: 9am to 4.30 pm
           Public Holidays: 9am to 4.30 pm

Montrose Minor Injury and Illness Services, Links Health Centre, Frank Wood Way, Montrose DD10 8TY
Closed - COVID contingency plan in place.

Out of Hours

During the Out of Hours (OOH) periods, patients requiring to see their GP should telephone NHS 24 on 111.  Following assessment they may be referred to the Tayside Out of Hours Service and they will be given an appointment time to attend their nearest MIIU or Primary Care Emergency Centre (PCEC).

All patients arriving at the MIIU will initially be assessed by a Primary Care Staff Nurse and, if appropriate, will be treated and discharged by the nurse, referred on to a specialist service or referred on to an OOH GP. During OOHs, the GPs are either based in the PCEC, which is at Arbroath MIIU, or will be on call across Angus doing home visits.

X-ray Facilities

Arbroath MIIU has x-ray facilities Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Forfar MIIU has x-ray facilities with varying days and patients will be advised once receiving MIIU care.
Montrose MIIU is temporarily closed

It is worth noting that not all injuries require immediate x-ray and therefore, if safe to wait, patients may be asked to re-attend for x-ray when available. Alternatively, patients could be referred to another MIIU for x-ray. During the OOH's period, if it is unsafe to wait until x-ray is available locally, then patients will be referred to A&E at Ninewells.
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