Whatever your illness or injury, you can find the right care by using this guide to local services in your area.
- Self care
- Pharmacy
- NHS 111
- GP advice
- Urgent Care
- Emergency
- Mental Health
- Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)
Self Care
Treat minor ailments such as diarrhoea and vomiting at home by keeping stocked up with essential medicines and supplies.
Useful items:
- Aspirin
- Paracetamol
- Antidiarrheal medicine
- Cough medicine
- Plasters
- Thermometer
- Antiseptic cream
Pharmacy
Your local pharmacy can help treat minor ailments including:
- Acute ear infection
- Impetigo
- Infected insect bite
- Shingles
- Sinusitis
- Sore throat
- Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
A list of extended and late-night pharmacies can be found here.
NHS 111
For patients ages five years old and over only.
Contact NHS 111 if you think you need urgent medical help for a situation that is not life-threatening. They can help if you:
- have a minor injury
- are feeling unwell
- need advice on a current condition
You can get in touch with NHS 111:
- by using 111 online
- in the NHS App
- by calling 111
GP Advice
Your local General Practice has a skilled team of medical professionals who act as the first point of contact for the following:
- Common medical conditions
- Lasting symptoms
- Chronic pain
- Long-term conditions
- Prescriptions
Find your nearest GP here.
Urgent Care
Urgent treatment centres can help with the following:
- sprains and strains
- suspected broken bones
- injuries, cuts and bruises
- stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhoea
- skin infections and rashes
- high temperature in children and adults
- mental health concerns
- emergency contraception
Urgent treatment centres in Doncaster and Bassetlaw
Doncaster Same Day Health Centre
- Call 0300 123 3103 if you are unable to get an urgent appointment with your GP
- Evening and weekend appointments available.
Mexborough Minor Injuries Unit
Montagu Hospital, Adwick Road, Mexborough, S64 0AZ
For patients aged one year old and over only.
Patients aged over 65 years old with head injuries cannot be seen at Montagu Minor Injuries Unit under NICE Guidelines.
Open 9am-9pm every day except Christmas Day. Last attendance is at 8pm every day.
Can treat:
- Sprains and strains
- Broken bones
- Wounds, lacerations and grazes
- Wound infections caused by an injury
- Minor burns and scalds
- Minor head injuries (non-symptomatic and under the age of 65 years old)
- Insect and animal bites
- Minor eye injuries (foreign bodies only).
Cannot treat:
- Chest pain
- Rashes or skin complaints
- Breathing difficulties
- Major injuries
- Problems usually dealt with by a GP
- Stomach pains
- Gynaecological problems
- Pregnancy problems
- Overdoses
- Alcohol related problems
- Mental health problems
- Conditions likely to require hospital admission
Minor Injuries Units are also available at Doncaster Royal Infirmary (DRI) and Bassetlaw Hospital.
These Minor Injuries Units are available via the emergency departments, and patients will be directed accordingly. DRI and Bassetlaw Hospital Minor Injuries Units are open seven days a week, 365 days a year.
Emergency
In the event of a life-threatening emergency, go to your local Emergency Department or call 999. Examples of life-threatening emergencies include:
- Choking
- Chest pain/heart attack
- Loss of consciousness
- Serious blood loss
- Significant injury or trauma
- Stroke
- Breathing difficulties
- Severe allergic reaction
- Fits/seizures
- Major trauma from accidents, falls, or assaults.
Mental Health
Doncaster
In the event of a mental health emergency please call the RDaSH Mental Health Crisis Team on 0800 804 8999. You can also contact NHS 111.
Donny Dot provides wellbeing and mental health resources for Doncaster residents: https://www.donnydot.co.uk/
Bassetlaw
In the event of a mental health emergency please call the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT) on 0808 196 3779. You can also contact NHS 111.
Doncaster Minor Eye Conditions Service (MECS)
Conditions treated:
- Red eye or eyelids
- Dry, gritty, or uncomfortable eyes
- Eye irritation and inflammation
- A lot of recent discharge from the eye or watery eye
- Recently occurring flashes or floaters
- Painful eye
- Ingrowing lashes
- Recent and sudden loss of vision
- Foreign body in the eye
Self-referral:
- Call 0800 112 0070 or 111 for assistance.
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