18th December 2025
Minor injury unit availability on Christmas Day
In line with use of our minor injury units over the past 5 years, a streamlined service will operate on Christmas Day (25 December 2025). On their busiest days, our minor injury units can see up to 440 patients. Last year on Christmas Day they treated 100 people; with only 3 units seeing patient numbers reach double figures.Units located in Bodmin, Camborne/Redruth, Launceston, St Austell, St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly, and Stratton will open for their usual, core hours. Check our live opening and waiting times on our website.
https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/miu-waiting-times
The remaining 4 units will close completely for Christmas Day and reopen on Boxing Day (26 December). These units are in the towns of Falmouth, Helston, Liskeard, and Newquay.
Emergency and urgent care waiting times - on this page, you can check the waiting times for our emergency and urgent care services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly:
https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/miu-waiting-times
