Industrial Action: Resident Doctors Friday 25 July to Wednesday 30 July
We will contact patients if their procedures or outpatient appointments needs to be rescheduled, but they should attend a scheduled procedure or appointment if they have not heard from us. Find out more about Resident Doctors Industrial Action
Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and Minor Injuries Unit (MIU)
If you need urgent treatment, but it’s not life threatening, please use your local Urgent Treatment Centre or Minor Injury Unit.
New Urgent Treatment Centre Opening 21 August 2025 A new Urgent Treatment Centre will be opening on 21 August 2025, located in the Dartmoor Building on the Derriford Hospital site. Open 8am — 8pm, 7 days per week.
Cuts - we can use glue, steristrips (paper stitches) or sutures to close wounds
Small burns or scalds
Bites and stings
Sprains and certain fractures (see below)
Minor head injuries
Infected wounds
Foreign bodies in eyes
If you are unsure whether the UTC or MIU is the right place for your treatment, please dial 111 so they can advise you which service is appropriate for your specific needs.
Any patient attending the MIU with injuries or problems outside these protocols will be redirected to the appropriate agency, for example the Emergency Department or the patients' own GP Surgery
UTC and MIUs
The Minor Injuries Units (MIU) are nurse-led facilities providing an efficient, high-quality service for patients with minor injuries in the local community.
The Nurse Practitioners staffing the MIUs have all received specialist training to enable them to assess, diagnose and treat patients of all ages (although the very young or elderly presenting with certain conditions may fall outside of our protocols).
We also have X-ray facilities at our UTC and MIUs to help diagnose any broken bones (upper and lower limbs only), that we can then treat with a plaster cast if necessary.
Watch our video to find out what you can expect at an MIU
UTC and MIU Sites
Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), Plymouth — Opening 21 August 2025
Dartmoor Building Derriford Hospital Derriford Road Plymouth PL6 8BQ
Opening times: 8am to 8pm, 7 days per week.
Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), Plymouth
Cumberland Centre Damerel Close Plymouth PL1 4JZ (Directions)
Tel: (01752) 434390
Opening times: 8am to 8pm, 7 days per week. X-ray open: 9am to 8pm, 7 days per week.
Minor Injury Unit (MIU), Kingsbridge
South Hams Hospital Plymouth Road Kingsbridge Devon TQ7 1AT (Directions)
Tel: (01548) 852349
Opening times: 8:30am to 5:30pm, 7 days per week. X-ray open: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Closed 18 June 2025.
Minor Injury Unit (MIU), Tavistock
Tavistock Hospital Spring Hill Tavistock PL19 8LD (Directions)
Tel: (01822) 612233
Opening times: 8.30am to 5.30pm, 7 days per week. X-ray open: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.