PATIENTS in Worcestershire unsure about where they should go for treatment can now view up-to-date waiting times at the county’s acute and community hospitals online.

Waiting times at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital as well as the Minor Injury Units (MIUs) at Kidderminster Hospital and community hospitals in Malvern, Evesham, Bromsgrove and Tenbury are now available at www.worcsacute.nhs.uk.

The figures, which are updated every five minutes, include the current longest time to see a doctor or nurse, the amount of patients waiting and the overall amount of people in the department.

In general waiting times at the MIUs – which can treat cuts, grazes, wounds, sprains, strains, minor burns and broken bones – are much shorter than at the three acute hospitals.

Anyone unsure of whether it would be most appropriate to visit A&E or and MIU can call NHS 111 or visit www.isaandeforme.com.