Cirencester Treatment Centre
Cirencester Treatment Centre at Cirencester Hospital cares for day case surgical patients.
The unit is located on the first floor of Cirencester Hospital. It features a day surgery ward area for admissions, post operative care and nurse-led discharges. Find out more about Cirencester Hospital, including map.
What to expect
Your appointment letter will confirm what time you should arrive at the unit on the day of your surgery.
The nurses will check your general health, and your consultant and anaesthetist will visit you before you before your surgery. You may also need to give a blood sample or have other tests.
If you need a sick note to be prepared before you go home, please speak to one of the nurses when you get to the unit. If you require a week or less off work following your surgery, you will be advised to self-certify.
Preparing for your surgery
Keep taking your regular medication on the lead up to your surgery, unless you have been advised to stop taking it by the hospital. This information will have been given to you by the Pre-operative Assessment team.
Ensure that you have basic analgesia at home i.e. paracetamol, Ibuprofen. The hospital will supply any other medication you will require.
You should have a bath or shower before arriving on the unit, and wash your hair. It’s particularly important that the area of your body due to be operated on is clean, as this reduces the risk of infection.
You will receive details of fasting before your surgery. Once you are unable to have anything by mouth, you should not:
- drink tea, coffee, or other drinks
- chew gum
- suck mints or sweets
What to bring
When you come to Cirencester Treatment Centre, you should bring:
Day case
- comfortable clothing to wear following surgery i.e. loose fitting, elasticated waist
- medication, including a list of what you are taking and your dosage
- books, magazines, mobile phone – you may be waiting for a time pre-operatively
- any food you wish to have post-operatively that we cannot provide i.e. gluten free, lactose free
Secure lockers are provided for your belongings.
Going home
Before you can go home, you will be given instructions and contact numbers in case you have any problems after your surgery.
You will also need to arrange for someone to collect you from the hospital and stay at home with you until the morning after you have had your surgery.
You will also get a follow-up outpatient’s appointment if required, along with advice on:
- rest
- diet
- activity
- pain control
- dressings
- wound care
We will not be able to send you home by yourself if you have had a general anaesthetic.