Minor Injury Units
This page is for all care professionals who need the service referral information or other relevant documentation.
How do Care Professionals refer into this service?
MIU is a walk in service, so other professionals can signpost patients to MIU and they will be triaged on arrival. There is no appointments system in place.
Types of patients regularly seen
The Minor Injury Units (MIUs) see all patients with minor injuries, such as those listed below. There are no age limits, and you do not have to be a resident in Shropshire to use the facilities.
Staff at the Minor Injuries Units treat:
- Bites, human and animal
- Cuts and lacerations
- Foreign bodies in the eyes, nose and ears
- Fractures
- Minor burns and scalds
- Minor head injuries (with no loss of consciousness)
- Soft tissue injuries, for example sprains and bruises
- Wound infections
Patients not seen by this service
We do not see patients suffering from the following:
- Abdominal pain
- Alcohol-related problems
- Breathing problems
- Chest pain
- Drug overdose
- Gynaecology problems
- Health conditions usually treated by a GP
- Mental health problems
Contact the Service Manager
Service Delivery Manager:
Joanne Mason
Email: jo.mason@nhs.net
Contact key clinician(s)
Team Leads:
Whitchurch MIU- Michelle Murray
Oswestry MIU- Victoria Paradise
Ludlow MIU- Victoria Ellis
Bridgnorth MIU- Rebecca Tanswell