The Urgent Care and Treatment Centre (UCTC) at the Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex is a Nurse-led Minor Injuries Unit which is operational 24 hours a day and is fully supported by 24/7 x-ray facility.
The team consists of Emergency Nurse Practitioners who will see, treat and discharge the full range of presenting minor injuries. Minor injuries include:
- Minor head injuries, where there has been no loss of consciousness
- Scalp wounds
- Facial injuries, which include eye injuries e.g. – Foreign body in eye
- Suturing for minor wounds
- Eye infection
- Shoulder, arm, hand sprains and fractures
- Lower limb sprains and fractures, all of which can be x-rayed on site and treated appropriately and referred for follow up at outpatient clinics
- Bites, stings, skin infections
The staff receive telephone advice from Emergency Department Consultants in both the South West Acute and Altnagelvin Hospitals and use tele-medicine to assist with diagnosis.
The Urgent Care and Treatment Centre is located to the left hand side of the main building, and is signposted from the entrance.
CRIS – Crisis Resource and Information Support
If you are worried about your mental health, this card provides details of supports you can access.