Sunderland’s Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), is now located at Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Rd, Sunderland SR4 7TP, next to the Adult Emergency Department. The UTC provides care for minor injuries and illnesses that require urgent treatment, but are not life-threatening. It is open from 8am to midnight, seven days a week, including bank holidays. Patients are advised to book an appointment via NHS 111 or through a GP referral, however patients can just 'walk in.'
The Urgent Treatment Centre is based within South Tyneside District Hospital on Harton Lane, South Shields, NE34 0PL. Patients are triaged on arrival and the centre is open from 8am to 10pm each day.