THE Minor Injuries Unit at Tenbury Hospital will close until further notice from tomorrow.

This comes after a week in which it has been partially closed.

The NHS say that the closure is due to staffing problems and it will reopen when it is possible although this is likely to be several weeks.

‘We have been experiencing challenges safely staffing the unit due to unforeseen staff absence which we have been working to resolve with reduced opening times over recent weeks,’ said a statement from the Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.

‘However, despite best efforts we are unable to provide a sustainable solution at the moment and, with additional operational pressures in other services now being experienced, the unit will remain closed over the coming few weeks.

‘The unit will re-open as soon as these pressures can be safely and more sustainably managed.’

It treats people who have minor illnesses or injury requiring attention but not the services provided by Accident and Emergency at a larger hospital.