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Is it an emergency?

Our A&E departments care for patients with serious emergencies and life threatening illnesses. If it is not an emergency please telephone 111 who will help you get the care you need.

If you need to see a doctor or nurse urgently but it is not in a life-threatening condition you should find your nearest urgent treatment centre. Before attending an urgent treatment centre, please telephone 111. 

Minor Injuries Units can do x-rays and treat less serious injuries and illnesses. ÌýÌý

If your GP is closed or you can’t get an appointment, please visit  or call 111, which will direct you to the best local service. This could be an out-of-hours doctor, an  or a walk-in centre, a community nurse, an emergency dentist or a late-opening pharmacy. 

Important advice:

A&E departments treat life-threatening emergencies such as:

  • loss of consciousness
  • acute confusion and fits that are not stopping
  • breathing difficulties
  • severe bleeding that cannot be stopped
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  • severe burns or scalds
  • major trauma such as a road traffic accident
Important:

Children’s Emergency Department

There is no Emergency Department for children under 16 at St James’s University Hospital. All children under the age of 16 who need emergency care should go to the Children’s Emergency Department at Ä¢¹½tvÊÓƵ General Infirmary. 

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