Spalding Urgent Treatment Centre
Johnson Community Hospital
Spalding Road
Pinchbeck
PE11 3DT
If you are using a Satnav please use the postcode PE11 3PB.
How we can help you
The Spalding Urgent Treatment Centre can treat a range of minor injury and minor illness conditions which are not critical or life threatening.
These include:
- sprains and strains
- suspected broken limbs
- bites and stings
- eye problems
- feverish illness in adults and children
- minor scalds and burns
- emergency contraception
The UTC is staffed with highly skilled clinicians including Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Senior Urgent Care Practitioners and Urgent Care Practitioners.
An x-ray service is available, however on some occasions you may be asked to return for an x-ray appointment the following day or be asked to attend a different UTC site.
Please remember if you have a medical emergency, dial 999.
How to use the Spalding Urgent Treatment Centre
Use the NHS 111 service
To help minimise waiting times and to support social distancing in our waiting room to prevent the spread of coronavirus and other infectious illnesses, we are encouraging all patients to Talk before you Walk:
- call 111, open 24/7. Your call be answered by a highly trained operator who will be able to assist you quickly and easily in the convenience and safety of your own home
- visit 111.NHS.uk.
- use the NHS app.
You may be offered:
- a timed appointment at the Spalding Urgent Treatment Centre for your convenience and to support social distancing
- a telephone or a video consultation with a clinician to assess your symptoms, give clinical advice and issue a prescription if necessary.
Find out more about Talk before you Walk.
Visit in person
You can also visit the Spalding Urgent Treatment Centre in person. The most urgent cases will be given priority. Your condition will be assessed by a clinician and you may be:
- offered an appointment to come back later to treat your condition
- seen immediately if your condition is serious
- provided with advice and information to treat your conditions using over the counter medicines available from your local pharmacy.
Opening times: 8am to 8pm
Other services that you can access
Pharmacy
Your local pharmacist can provide confidential, expert advice and treatment for a range of common illnesses and complaints, without you having to go to your GP or other healthcare setting.
Lincolnshire Community Pharmacies also provide Pharmacy first consultations and if necessary supply appropriate medicines for 7 common conditions: earache, sore throat, impetigo, infected insect bites, shingles, sinusitis, and urinary tract infections. Patients can access this service directly by attending or contacting the pharmacy.
GP out of hours service
If you need a doctor out of normal hours, dial NHS 111 to contact the GP out of hours service.
