From 3 November, the Urgent Treatment Centre at Phoenix Health Centre, on Parkfield Road, Wolverhampton, will be closing two hours earlier. This means the opening hours will be 8am until 6pm, seven days a week. Outside of these hours you can access the Urgent Treatment Centre at New Cross Hospital, which is open 24/7, 365 days a year. Other services which are available to you include NHS 111 and your local pharmacist.

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Orthoptics

What we do


We are Allied Health Professionals that specialise in visual development, binocular vision (how well the eyes work together as a pair) and how the brain interprets images and co-ordinates eye movements.

We review people of all ages to manage conditions such as strabismus (squint), amblyopia (lazy eye) and double vision. We work within a wide multi- disciplinary team alongside Ophthalmologists, Paediatricians, Stoke Consultants, Optometrists, Specialist Nurses, and Health Visitors to deliver the best care to our patients.

We run specialist clinics including Ocular Motility, Stroke, Special Educational Needs, Low vision, Botox. Our Paediatric Ophthalmology service includes Uveitis Screening Clinics, Virtual Optic Disc Assessment Clinic and our Paediatric Practitioner Clinic, run by an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to assess, diagnose and treat a wide range of ophthalmic conditions.

Where we are based


We are based across two sites.

Orthoptic Department
Location A33
1st Floor Wolverhampton Eye Infirmary
New Cross Hospital
Wolverhampton
WV10 0QP

Orthoptic Department
Cannock Eye Centre
Cannock Chase Hospital
Brunswick Road
Cannock
WS11 5XY

How to access the service


Referrals are accepted from GPs, Paediatricians, Optometrists, School Nurses, Health Visitors and other medical professionals.

For advice or queries relating to pending referrals then please contact the department on 01902 695830

Contact us


This information is for both New Cross hospital and Cannock Chase hospital patients.

Tel: 01902 695830. This number is available for use Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm
Email: rwh-tr.orthopticappointments@nhs.net

If you feel you need assessment for an eye-related emergency,   a walk in service is available weekdays 8am-5pm and weekends 8am-4pm at the Ophthalmic Emergency Department, located in A34. Outside of these hours please attend A&E.

For non-urgent ophthalmic concerns then please contact a local optician that offers a MECS / CUES service via Primary Eyecare