Right Care Right Place

If you have a problem with your eyes, please visit your local optometrist. Every high street opticians have an optometrist who provides NHS services.

• It should say If your optician is closed, and you can’t wait until it reopens, call NHS 24 on 111 right away.
• If you have an eye problem such as a scratch or something that is stuck in your eye, you should call NHS24 on 111 and ask for the Minor Injuries Unit. For eye injuries that requires immediate emergency treatment, you should go to your nearest A&E.

Children under 1

Children under 1 should still go to their local community optician, who can then refer onwards to other health care professionals in primary or secondary care if needed.

Call NHS 24 on 111 or visit NHS Inform if you are unwell and need some advice, when your GP or dental practice is closed.

If it’s an emergency, and you need access to urgent care, but it’s not life threatening, you should always first phone NHS 24 on 111, or, speak to your local GP before attending ED.

They will give you advice depending on your symptoms. This could be managing symptoms at home, or visiting your local pharmacy. If you need to see an on-call doctor or other health professional, they will arrange this for you.

You can also visit the NHS 24 website.

Other languages – NHS 24 and 111.