SMG Minor Injuries

If you sustain a minor injury such as a burn, scald, minor cuts that may need stitching or a minor head injury, there is a walk in centre at Sleaford Medical Group (47 Boston Road, Sleaford, Tel. 01529 303301). The clinic is open 08:30 – 20:00 Monday to Friday.  The injury must have happened within 48 hours prior to attending.

They CAN treat

• Minor cuts and grazes
• Minor cuts needing stitches
• Acute sprains and strains
• Acute sports injuries
• Acute burns/scalds
• Removal of foreign bodies, e.g. splinters, fish hooks, cotton buds from ears, earring butterflies
• Minor head injury
• Minor limb injury
• Whiplash (neck/headache following low speed car accident)
• Foreign bodies in eyes
• Link to the Minor Injuries Poster
• If you had a minor injury in the previous 48 hours, please book in at reception. The length of your wait will depend on the seriousness of your condition, but there may also be a wait depending on the availability of the nurse – the nurses have pre-booked clinics they must also attend to, but can prioritise urgent cases.