Our 10th Birthday

Ten years ago, Bodmin Treatment Centre, a new purpose-built  NHS treatment centre was opened next to Bodmin Community Hospital.  It was designed to provide facilities and equipment for assessment, diagnosis and treatment on a day case basis.  The Treatment Centre was built in response to the growing pressures on Bodmin Community Hospital and, of course, Treliske. Run by Ramsay Healthcare, the same company who own Duchy Hospital in Truro,  the centre has become a real asset to the community offering day case procedures such as hip and knee injections, hernia operations, cataract operations, dermatology, ENT and maxillo facial surgery.

Since opening, over 98,000 patients have walked through the doors of Bodmin Treatment Centre - that’s almost 1 in 5 of the population of Cornwall!  This has included 42,000 day cases and 56,000 outpatient visits!

The day cases treated in the past decade include:

12,000 Cataract replacements
15,000 Endoscopies
2,000 Hernia repairs
3,500 MaxFax dental
3,000 Dermatology
4,700 Gynae procedures
1,000 Orthopaedic
400 ENT

As well as the range of treatments available, Bodmin Treatment Centre has also been popular because of its short wait times, consultant-led care and free parking.  Patients find it convenient and treatment at Bodmin Treatment Centre sometimes saves them a longer journey to one of the larger hospitals such as Derriford and Treliske.

As a small hospital, Bodmin Treatment Centre is  able to respond quickly to the healthcare needs of the local community, providing services such as their ‘See & Treat’ cataract clinic.  A See and Treat clinic means that patients can have their consultation in the morning, and then if treatment is required have their procedure that afternoon, saving them making another visit to the hospital.

Here’s what some of the patients have said about Bodmin Treatment Centre:

“My overall care at Bodmin treatment centre was first class in every way.”  Mr Gronwalt, Bodmin Treatment Centre patient

“The care was excellent and the hospital spotless. The staff were professional, friendly and polite, not to mention helpful. Well done!”  Mrs Carolyn May, Bodmin Treatment Centre patient.

Chris Sealey, Bodmin Treatment Centre’s General Manager said “I have been involved with Bodmin Treatment Centre since its very beginning and I am enormously proud of what the team have achieved over the past decade.  We look forward to the next 10 years of providing high quality care in Bodmin.

If you would like to receive your treatment at Bodmin just ask your GP to refer you to Bodmin Treatment Centre.  For more information about Bodmin Treatment Centre visit www.bodmintreatmentcentre.co.uk or call 0800 917 0022.