You may not always need to see a GP. Across Swansea Bay, a wide range of NHS services are available to help you get the right care as quickly as possible.

Our trained care navigation team may ask for a brief description of your symptoms so you can be directed to the most appropriate service.

Available services include:

• Local Community Pharmacies
  Minor illnesses, advice, treatments, and the Common Ailments Service.
  Find pharmacies (NHS 111 Wales)
  Pharmacy services (SBUHB)
• Minor Injury Unit – Neath Port Talbot Hospital
  For cuts, sprains, minor burns, simple fractures, and non-life-threatening injuries.
  Minor Injury Unit (SBUHB)
• Opticians / Urgent Eye Care Services
  For red eye, eye pain, sudden vision changes, foreign bodies, flashes/floaters.
  Find opticians (NHS 111 Wales)
  Primary eye care information (Swansea Bay)
• Physiotherapy — Self-Referral
  For muscle, joint, mobility, back or neck pain.
  Physiotherapy (SBUHB)

If you need urgent advice outside normal GP hours, or are unsure which service to use:

• Call NHS 111 Wales
  24/7 urgent care advice, triage and support.
• Minor Injury Unit – Neath Port Talbot Hospital
  View Minor Injury Unit
• Emergency Department – Morriston Hospital
  For life-threatening or serious emergencies.
  Emergency Department (SBUHB)

Many opticians across Swansea Bay offer NHS-funded urgent eye care assessments for:

• Red or painful eyes
• Sudden vision changes
• Foreign body in the eye
• Flashes or floaters

Useful links:

• Find urgent eye care services (NHS 111 Wales)
• Swansea Bay Primary Care Services

You can access physiotherapy directly without needing to see a GP first.

• Back and neck pain
• Joint or muscle pain
• Movement restrictions
• Sports injuries

Useful links:

• Physiotherapy Services (SBUHB)
• NHS 111 Wales

If you or someone else is struggling with mental health and needs urgent support, help is available directly without needing to see a GP first.

• NHS 111 (Option 2)
  Immediate access to trained mental-health professionals, 24 hours a day.
• Mental Health Support (SBUHB)
• Swansea Bay Community Mental Health Services