The Folkestone NHS walk-in centre offers a range of health services for the local population - from a minor illness to a minor injury. The centre can treat the following:
- Nose bleeds
- Minor cuts and bites
- Burns and scalds
- Infections including abscesses
- Foreign bodies in wounds, ears and noses
- Muscular sprains and strains to shoulders, arms and legs
- Fractures to shoulders, arms and legs
- Dislocations of fingers, thumbs and toes
- Minor chest, neck and back injuries
- Minor eye conditions including conjunctivitis and foreign bodies
- Minor head injuries with no loss of consciousness
- Minor allergic reactions
- Minor ailments such as coughs, colds, flu symptoms, sore throat, earache, urinary tract infections and sinusitis.
- Emergency contraception
No appointment necessary.
The centre is based at:
Royal Victoria Hospital
Radnor Park Avenue
Folkestone
Tel: 01303 850202
Open from 8am until 8pm - Monday to Friday everyday
Emotional Support
Anyone needing confidential emotional support can call the Mental Health Matters helpline on 0800 107 0160, 24 hours a day.
DentaLine
Anyone needing emergency dental treatment during the bank holiday weekend should phone DentaLine on 01634 890300
Monday to Friday - 6pm to 11pm
Saturday and Sunday (including bank holidays) – 8:30am to 1:30pm & 6pm to 11pm