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Approximately 18 million people a year to go to Emergency Medicine (A & E) departments.
The Healthcare Commission 2008 survey on A & E, says eight out of 10 patients had a good experience of A & E.

A & E departments assess and treat patients suffering from severe injuries or illnesses. Generally you should visit A & E or call 999 for emergencies, such as:

• unconsciousness,
• pain is not replaced by simple analgesia,
• state of acute confusion
• persistent, severe chest pain, or
• breathing problems.

If an ambulance is needed, call 999 emergency phone number in England. You can also call 112, which corresponds to the European Union.
the main A & E departments offer access 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. Not all hospitals have an A & E.

At A & E, a doctor or nurse assess your condition and decide later. You usually have to wait to see you, especially on Friday or Saturday evening. A & E services are trying to see, diagnose and treat 95% of the population in the four hours of arrival.

In addition to the A & E departments, other services such as appointments in centers and minor injuries units are available. They may treat patients without appointments. They treat minor injuries and illnesses.
Minor injuries units (micro units) evaluation and treatment of minor injuries such as sprains and strains.
NHS walk-in centers, you can see a nurse or a doctor with experience (but not all centers have a doctor) without having to book. They offer advice, assessment and treatment of minor illnesses and injuries such as cuts, bruises, minor infections, strains and complaints of skin.

An off-duty doctor is always available 18:30 to 8:00 on weekdays and weekends and holidays. Your Primary Care Trust (PCT) is responsible for off-hours care. The rules vary in different areas to check first with the intervention of your town or PCT. Most surgical procedures do not provide their own off-duty hours.
In after-hours dental care is also provided by your PCT. Only those considered vital dental work, can not wait until the next business day will be presented.


Contraception. Emergency contraception can prevent you from becoming pregnant after unprotected intercourse. Two methods are available, "morning after" pill and the intrauterine device Copper (IUD). Oral contraceptives can be taken until 72 hours after sex and is available free from your doctor, and most family planning clinics. It is also available in pharmacies to 26 pounds. The IUD is a plastic and copper, mounted in the woman's uterus by a doctor or nurse within five days after unprotected sex.

Mental health emergencies. If the mental or emotional condition of a person is growing rapidly, we can call it an emergency mental health and mental health crisis. In this situation it is important to get help quickly.