- Accident and Emergency
- Anaesthetics
- Birmingham Behçet’s Syndrome Centre of Excellence
- BMEC Clinical Research Facility
- BMEC Surgical Skills Facility
- Cataract
- Cornea
- Day Surgery Unit
- Eye Clinic Liaison
- Fellowships
- Glaucoma
- Inflammatory Eye Diseases and Immunosuppression
- Laser Treatment
- Medical Illustration
- Medical Retina
- Neuro-Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus
- Oculoplastics
- Optometry
Accident and Emergency
BMEC:
The Eye Emergency Department at BMEC provides an emergency service for adults and children with acute sight threatening eye diseases and eye injuries.
The Urgent Care Clinic provides a service for adult patients with less urgent eye conditions.
Patients are treated by doctors of all grades up to Consultant and by nurse practitioners.
Triage:
The department operates triage (a system where patients are treated in order of priority) and a senior ophthalmic trained nurse will decide on the correct priority.
Red – emergencies that need to be seen within a few hours
Amber – less urgent cases that can be seen within an appropriate time frame in the Urgent Care Clinic
Green – non urgent cases will be referred to their GP
Sandwell General Hospital:
There are two A&E sessions per week held at the Eye Clinic at Sandwell General Hospital:
Tuesday: 09.00 – 13.00
Friday: 13.30 – 17.30
Appointments for these sessions are arranged via the General A&E service at Sandwell General Hospital or by calling the Eye Clinic.
Out of hours patients should attend their local hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department.
Contacts
Opening Hours:
A&E:
Monday – Saturday: 09.00 – 19.00
Sunday and Bank Holidays: 09.00 – 18.00
Out of hours patients should attend their local hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department.
Urgent Care Clinic:
Appointments from Monday – Friday, 9.00 – 18.15
Contact details:
If you would like to get in contact with any part of BMEC, please dial our central number 0121 507 4440.
