NHS Services at Cobalt Treatment Centre
Cobalt has been delivering NHS Services for over
six years to patients within the North East region and is
recognised for its consultant-led services and short wait times for
consultation and subsequent surgery.
Cobalt specialises in the delivery of assessment, diagnosis
and treatment of day case conditions for the following
specialties:
General Surgery
- Hernia repair
- Varicose vein
- Minor skin
- Rectal surgery including haemorrhoids
Gastroenterology
GI Endoscopy
- Gastroscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy
Orthopaedic Surgery
Plastic Surgery
- Minor lumps and bumps on the face, neck, trunk and limbs
e.g. cysts, moles and lipomas
- BCC
- Scar revision
*In accordance with local PCT exceptional treatments
policy
Current Waiting Times
| Specialty |
Outpatient wait time (approx) |
| General Surgery |
1-2 weeks |
| Endoscopy |
2-3 weeks |
| Orthopaedic Surgery |
1-2 weeks
|
| Plastic Surgery |
1-2 weeks |
Patient Choice
All services at Cobalt are directly
bookable through Choose and Book and referral is via
GP.
To fit in with hectic lifestyles and work
commitments Cobalt now offers some evening outpatient clinics and
Saturday morning surgery for orthopaedic patients.
Patient Satisfaction
Cobalt is part of the NHS Patient Satisfaction Scheme and the
last survey recorded that 96.7% of patients rated the Treatment
Centre as very good or excellent.
Declaration of compliance
Cobalt NHS Treatment Centre is pleased to
confirm that we are compliant with the Government’s requirement to
eliminate mixed-sex accommodation, except when it is in the
patient’s overall best interest, or reflects their personal
choice. We have the necessary facilities, resources and
culture to ensure that patients who are admitted to our day case
unit do not share accommodation or toilet facilities with members
of the same sex. Sharing with members of the opposite sex will only
happen when clinically necessary (for example where patients need
specialist equipment such as stage 1 recovery, or when patients
actively choose to share)
If our care should fall short of the required
standard, we will report it. We will also set up an audit
mechanism to make sure that we do not misclassify any of our
reports. Such audit will be undertaken on a monthly basis and
we will publish the results of any such audit on our website.
To find out more about the NHS Services available at Cobalt
please contact:
Tel: 0191 2703
250
Email: cobaltnhs.enquiries@ramsayhealth.co.uk