Don’t spend your Easter bank holiday waiting in the emergency department to get sprains, strains and broken bones fixed - head straight for your nearest minor injury unit (MIU) for quicker treatment.

Minor injury units can treat a range of minor illnesses and injuries, which have occurred during the previous 14 days. You will be seen by an experienced nurse, without an appointment. X-ray is available at some locations.

Minor injury units are based at locations including: Bodmin Community Hospital; Derriford Hospital, Plymouth; Launceston Community Hospital; Liskeard Community Hospital and St Austell Community Hospital.

If you do need to visit the emergency department or a minor injury unit during the holiday, you can see how long you may have to wait by using the online waiting time service, which shows the longest wait, how many people are waiting to be seen and how many people are in the department. It also includes opening times and x-ray availability.

Pharmacists can give confidential expert advice and treatment for a range of common illnesses and complaints. They can also arrange an urgent prescription for a supply of any prescribed medicines that run out, so you don’t have to use the out of hours’ service or the emergency department. This service is also available for anyone who’s on holiday or visiting family. You can also get details of which pharmacies are open during the bank holiday weekend, including evenings and Sunday by visiting www.kernowccg.nhs.uk/get-info/choose-well/pharmacy/

NHS 111 also provides 24-hour expert non-emergency medical help when your GP surgery is closed. It’s free to call from landlines and mobile phones and is staffed by fully-trained advisors and experienced clinicians.