Would you go to A and E with this? (picture included)

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DH was weeing red yesterday and this is his wee this morning. He has a cold and has been taking lemsip. He's definitely had a temperature although no thermometer to check. Would this warrant a and e given the day/date? Thanks

(Ex A&E nurse btw)

Where are all of these mythical walk in centres?

In London they're everywhere. There's one a 5-minute walk from my house, and another a 5-minute bus journey straight down the road.

I'm not sure if they're open at weekends though.

Really, IAmNot?? Our closest was Westminster and that closed years ago. I think there is still one in Soho?

OP I hope your DH is ok - take care

We have a walk In degree, in a town about 10 miles away (Wakefield). It is actually rather good, and because of where it is located can serve quite a large area of West Yorkshire. It is useful, as it can take several weeks to get a GP appt in my village.

MrsSchadenfreude There is one at St Charles Hospital and one at Charing Cross Hospital.

I think Westminister is now based in a GP surgery - they have three which they rotate through on the weekends. Unless this service has closed down too (shame as they only opened it last year).

"Walk in degree" = "walk in centre"

We dont have a walk in either.

GP or A&E

Soho is the only one in Central London. There is one in North London, but don't appear to be any in South London. Urgent Care/Minor Injuries in Guy's, but that's about it.

There's a walk in centre in Croydon, and one in Beckenham that I know of off the top of my head.

I believe there's a Croydon walk in centre in the town centre, an Urgent Care centre at Purley hospital, Minor Injuries in New Addington and OOH at Croydon Univresity Hospital. I have been to all of them!

X-post Soup :) I'd forgotten about Purley, and didn't know about New Addington which is daft as we live just the other side of Forestdale!

Hope he's OK OP xxxx

Im pretty rural and the walk in centres I know of are probably the same distance as a and E. Your GP practice should be able to tell you where your nearest one is but if you don't drive it may be difficult to get to one.

our gp (the automated message) just tells you to call 111 or to go to a&e.
nothing about where the nearest one is.

Glad to hear you're at the hospital OP. My DH was admitted just before Christmas with pneumonia - he'd been to the docs twice beforehand. The hospital were 'you should have come in earlier', but I suspect like most people, DH didn't want to be a nusience and burden the over-stretched hospital.

I want to know why he weed in a tumbler :) Just to post on here?

Hope he's okay anyway!

MrsSchadenfreude I may have been a bit presumptuous, but in my area (East London) there are plenty.

OH is from SE and has one within 10 minutes walk too.

On call doctor asap. I'm a nurse and I wouldn't see that as an emergency but you do need medical advise without hanging about.

Go to hospital with specialist urology dept immediately. Don't go just to any old A&E. It is worth checking which one in your area has this.
(This is coming from someone with serious kidney problems)
Get well soon.

I took my 5yr old daughter straight to kids a&e when she out of the blue started wearing that colour, she had serious kidney infection. Always better to get things like that checked out. Hope he's ok OP!

There is a walk in GP in the centre of Manchester but I don't know of any in rural Shropshire where I live. I'm glad OP has gone to A&E they wouldn't have skipped the queue for triage if they weren't concerned.

I hope he's ok OP... I would definitely have gone to A&E with that!

If you call 111 they will usually make you an OOH appointment at your nearest clinic. Usually the same day.

Agree I wouldn't go to A&E for that but would try to get an appointment today.

I had a tiny bit of blood in my wee and it was a very painful kidney infection. Your DH needs to be seen ASAP. If 111 can't refer to an out of hours GP today then I would go to A&E. And take the sample with you. Hope he's OK!