Where to get help
Immediate action required: In an emergency
Go to your nearest A&E or call 999 for an ambulance if you need immediate help.
For minor injuries and illnesses
Many minor injuries and illnesses can be handled at Minor Injury Units (MIUs) or Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) across Sussex.
Alternatively, you can call 111 or get help from 111 online.
For severe and life-threatening emergencies
Accident and emergency (A&E) is for serious injuries and life-threatening emergencies.
These are things like:
- Loss of consciousness
- Acute confused state and fits that are not stopping
- Chest pain
- Breathing difficulties
- Severe bleeding that cannot be stopped
- Severe allergic reactions
- Severe burns or scalds
- Stroke
- Major trauma and accidents such as a road traffic accident
If you need help now, but it’s not an emergency
Go to 111.nhs.uk or call 111.
Make the right choice
Sore throat, cuts and grazes, hangovers, headaches
Treat minor issues at home
Coughs, colds, tummy trouble, rashes, aches and pains
See a pharmacist
Persistent symptoms and long-term conditions
Speak to your GP practice
Not sure where to go or what do?
Visit 111.nhs.uk or call 111
Sprains, burns and minor fractures
Visit your local MIUs/UTCs
Serious or life-threatening emergencies like chest pain
Go to A&E or call 999
