Bank Holiday Urgent Care And Emergency Services

August Bank Holiday Arrangements For Urgent And Emergency Care Services

The arrangements for urgent and emergency care services over the August bank holiday period within the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust are as follows –

Ulster Hospital Emergency Department

The Ulster Hospital Emergency Department is open on the August Bank Holiday.  The Department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Lagan Valley Hospital Emergency Department

The ‘Phone First’ Emergency Department in Lagan Valley Hospital is open on the August Bank Holiday.  The Department is open Monday – Friday, 8am-6pm.  

Patients should call (028) 9260 4643 before attending. Patients will be assessed over the phone and offered an appointment at Lagan Valley Hospital Emergency Department or referred to a local pharmacy, GP or directed to an appropriate Emergency Department.

Downe Hospital Urgent Care Centre

The ‘Phone First’ Urgent Care Centre in the Downe Hospital is open on the August Bank Holiday.  It is open Monday- Friday, 8am-6pm.  Patients should call (028) 4483 8091 before attending. 

Patients will be assessed over the phone and offered an appointment at the Downe Hospital Urgent Care Centre or referred to a local pharmacy, GP or directed to an appropriate Emergency Department.

Downe Hospital Minor Injuries Unit

The ‘Phone First’ Minor Injuries Unit in the Downe Hospital is open at weekends from 9am – 5pm.  Patients requiring treatment should call (028) 4483 8091 before attending. 

(Store these numbers on your phones for convenience in case medical attention is needed).