The North East NHS Surgery Centre, has been designed and built to provide patient care in a 21st century environment. The building is situated on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site and forms part of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Built at a cost of £13.3m, the centre has 60 in-patient beds, 4 operating theatres and a 16 patient day case spaces. The surgery centre provides elective (planned) care for in-patients and day patients needing orthopaedic, gynaecological and general surgery. Here, the patient experience is at the forefront of design. Built on 4 floors, all in-patients have single en-suite rooms and in the day surgery area, each patient has a private bed space for the entire full length of their stay. Both the internal and external environment is softened with specially commissioned original artworks. The centre is designed on hotel principles so that all service areas are away from public view On the ground floor there is a light, welcoming and spacious reception area with two dramatic sculptures as a focal point. Comfortable chairs, sofas and a cafe and patio area make this a pleasant area to wait and to relax. |
 North East NHS Surgery Centre Main Entrance |
Treatment Centre Floor One information |
The daycase areas have several pieces of integrated artwork and a light, airy feel with lots of natural light, designed to put patients at ease prior to their operation. The four operating theatres each have a state of the art laminar flow clean air system and the very latest in anaesthetic and surgical equipment. There is also an assisted bathroom for patients if required. The third floor provides a spacious physiotherapy gym for orthopaedic rehabilitation and exercise. |
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 North East NHS Surgery Centre Reception Area |
All areas are finished to a high quality and provide a first class environment for patients, visitors and staff. The unit prides itself on its excellent facilities, high quality care and ability to provide a very positive patient experience. Patient involvement played a big part in the development of the surgery centre and will continue to influence the way the service will develop. The Centre deals with all daycase work as well as in-patient orthopaedic cases (ranging from minor hand and feet procedures to major primary and revision joint replacement) and gynaecology cases (including major abdominal hysterectomy) In its first year open the Centre treated over 4000 patients. |
