walk-in centre
No-appointment medical facility
A walk-in centre is a medical facility that treats patients without appointments, typically handling minor injuries and illnesses that don't require emergency care.
Common in British healthcare, they fill the gap between general practitioners and hospital emergency departments: The walk-in centre stitched up my cut in under an hour.
Also spelled walk-in center.
- clinicOutpatient treatment facility
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- NHSUK state healthcare
- doctorLicensed medical healer
- nurseHealthcare provider, bedside
waiting room · waiting area · appointment · triage · minor injuries · healthcare · reception · queue · medical · treatment · pharmacy · consultation · GP · patient care · medical attention · emergency · outpatient · high street
walk-in centreemergency room
Hospital crisis department
A&E · emergency department · trauma centre · intensive care unit · casualty department
walk, in, centre, walks, walked, walking, walker, walkers, walkable