An Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is an Emergency Care Department.

Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) are GENERAL PRACTITIONER led, open at least 12 hours a day every day, and offer APPOINTMENTS that can be booked via the NHS 111 Service or a GENERAL PRACTITIONER referral.

For further information on Urgent Treatment Centres see the NHS England website at: Urgent Treatment Centres.

This supporting information is also known by these names:

Context	Alias
alsoknownas	UTC
plural	Urgent Treatment Centres