South Tyneside Urgent Care for Children is available 9am until 9pm every day. Overnight emergency care for children up to the age of 16 is provided from the Children’s Emergency Department at Sunderland Royal Hospital. You can call the unit on 0191 404 1260.

This is a nurse-led service that treats children from birth, up to the age of 16. 

We treat children for minor injuries and illnesses which are urgent but not life threatening, for example: 

  • Broken bones 
  • Children with mild breathing problems 
  • Common childhood infections in the chest, ears or throat 
  • Children who are being sick or have diarrhoea 
  • Cuts and open wounds that need closing 
  • Minor burns 
  • Minor bumps or head injuries 
  • Sprained ankle or a strained muscle

Children with major life-threatening conditions will be treated at Sunderland Royal Hospital's Children's Emergency Department.

Read our patient information leaflet.

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