This new addition to Tayside's Out-of-Hours Service in Angus is called 'See and Treat' and is a delivered jointly by the Angus Community Health Partnership (CHP) and the Scottish Ambulance Service.

The Minor Injury and Illness Units (MIIUs) at Brechin Infirmary, Whitehills Health and Community Care Centre Forfar and the Links Health Centre in Montrose will close every night at 10pm and reopen in the morning at 8am.

If you become ill and feel unable to wait until your GP practice opens in the morning phone NHS 24 on 08454 24 24 24 or in an emergency call 999.

Between 6pm and 10pm phone NHS 24 for healthcare advice and you may be

Given homecare advice

Asked to attend a Primary Care Emergency Centre in Arbroath Infirmary which is open from 6pm until 8am Monday to Friday, and 24-hours a day on Saturday and Sunday.

Seen by a GP

Between 10pm and 8am phone NHS 24 for healthcare advice and you may be

Given homecare advice

Asked to attend a Primary Care Emergency Centre in Arbroath Infirmary which is open from 6pm until 8am Monday to Friday, and 24-hours a day on Saturday and Sunday.

Seen by a GP

OR

Referred for a home visit by a paramedic and specialist nurse - the See and Treat team

The See and Treat service is delivered by a two-person team of a paramedic and a minor injury and illness nurse practitioner working together providing a mobile service between the hours of 10pm and 8am covering the Montrose, Brechin and Forfar area.

The See and Treat rapid response vehicle will be fitted out with the same lifesaving equipment as a normal ambulance. By combining the advanced skills of these health professionals a wide range of non life-threatening illnesses and physical injuries can be diagnosed and treated within the patient's own home where appropriate.

However, patients can still attend their local MIIUs at Forfar, Brechin and Montrose between 8am until 10pm.

For people living in Arbroath, Carnoustie and Monifieth there is no change to the way you access out-of-hours services at Arbroath PCEC.

Data collected by the Scottish Ambulance Service and the Angus Community Health Partnership indicates there is an average demand across the Brechin, Forfar and Montrose areas of eight patients per night either seeking assistance at MIIUs or calling the Scottish Ambulance Service for non life-threatening care.