NHS Services

Cobalt Hospital has been delivering NHS Services for twelve years to patients within the North East region and is recognised for its consultant-led services, short wait times for consultation/surgery and high patient satisfaction.

NHS Specialties

Cobalt specialises in the delivery of assessment, diagnosis and treatment of conditions on a day case basis for the following specialties:

Gastroenterology

upper and lower GI conditions

General Surgery

hernia repair

lumps & bumps

rectal including haemorrhoids

Diagnostic Endoscopy

gastroscopy

flexible sigmoidoscopy

colonoscopy

Orthopaedic Surgery

Hand & wrist

elbow, shoulder & knee 

Foot & ankle

Plastic Surgery

BCC

Skin lesions

Minor plastic surgery

Hand surgery

Vascular Surgery

Varicose veins

Patient Choice

All services at Cobalt Hospital are directly bookable through the electronic referral system (e-RS) and referral is via GP. If you would like to find out more about Cobalt Hospital or to find out if you can be referred to Cobalt Hospital please call our Referral Team on 0191 2703 259 

Waiting times

In line with the NHS Constitution we aim to treat all patients within a maximum of 18 weeks of receiving your referral letter from your GP General Practitioner. Unfortunately, in some cases the COVID pandemic has caused delays in treatment, but we are working hard to return things to normal and treat patients as soon as possible.

Read our Access Policy (pdf) for more information on waiting lists and management of patients accessing NHS treatment.

Flexible Appointments for Outpatients and Procedure 

To fit in with hectic lifestyles and work commitments Cobalt now offers evening outpatient clinics and regular Saturday morning surgery.

To find out more about the NHS Services available at Cobalt please contact:

Tel: 0191 2703250

Email:  rhc.cobaltoutpatient@nhs.net

Waiting times

In line with the NHS Constitution we aim to treat all patients within a maximum of 18 weeks of receiving your referral letter from your GP General Practitioner. Unfortunately, in some cases the COVID pandemic has caused delays in treatment, but we are working hard to return things to normal and treat patients as soon as possible.

Click here to see the Ramsay Health Care UK Access Policy