St Edmunds Hospital

Latest advice for patients attending appointments

Our hospitals remain open and treating patients. We’re working hard to keep our services up and running and have added additional safety measures and checks to help protect our patients and staff. You can continue to book new consultations with us, and please assume existing appointments are going ahead unless you hear from us otherwise.

Find out more about additional safety measures we've implemented and what to expect when visiting hospital.

We have an imaging department and physiotherapy team based at the hospital to ensure that you have the best of care before and after treatment. There are three main theatres, one of which has been installed with lamina flow (clean air filter system). Our third theatre is used for endoscopy and day case procedures.

We also have a dedicated day case recovery area in our comfortable conservatory where you can relax after your day case procedure until you are discharged from our care.

Room service is provided to all inpatients by our catering team. Our chef creates daily special menus, to ensure that patients have a variety of meals. All dietary needs can be catered for.

We have ample car parking spaces around the grounds, with a drop off bay and disabled spaces directly opposite the entrance to the main hospital entrance for your convenience.

These facilities combined with the latest in technology and on-site support services; enable our consultants to undertake a wide range of procedures from routine investigations to complex surgery.

St Edmunds Hospital attracts over 80 consultants from the local area to practice privately here in Bury St Edmunds. This wealth of specialist expertise is supported by caring and professional staff, with dedicated nursing teams and Resident Medical Officers on duty 24 hours a day, providing care within a friendly and comfortable environment.

Our latest Patient Satisfaction scores*

• 99% of patients said they were likely or extremely likely to recommend us to their friends and family
• 100% of patients said the quality of their care was very good, or excellent
• 99.4% of patients said their expectations were met or exceeded

We are proud of our patient care and work hard to make each patient's time with us as pleasant as possible. Our patient satisfaction survey is an important indicator of how well we achieve this and we monitor the results very closely.

*During the period of January to December 2020, St Edmunds Hospital received 628 long form patient questionnaires.

St Edmunds Hospital in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with nearly seventy hospitals & clinics nationwide performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country. Our commitment is to quality and value, providing facilities for advanced surgical procedures together with friendly, professional care.

St Edmunds Hospital has 26 beds with all rooms offering the privacy and comfort of en-suite facilities, satellite TV and telephone. These facilities combined with the latest in technology and on-site support services, enable our consultants to undertake a wide range of procedures from routine investigations to complex surgery. This specialist expertise is supported by caring and professional staff, with dedicated nursing teams and Resident Medical Officers on duty 24 hours a day, providing care within a friendly and comfortable environment.

Medication prescribed for NHS patients receiving treatment or consultations at St Edmunds Hospital will reflect the medicines included within the Local Health Economy formulary. For details of the formulary content please click here which directly connects to the document. Circle Health Group sincerely thank the Pharmacy team for their permission to use this reference.

To find out more about NHS Choose & Book programme please speak to your GP or contact the NHS Telephone Appointments Line on 0345 608 8888 with your Unique Booking Reference Number (UBRN), which is given to you by your GP.

NHS Choose & Book Clinics

• Adult NHS Gastroenterology Service
• Adult NHS Colorectal Clinic
• Adult NHS Anal Procedures Clinic
• Adult NHS Hernia Repair Clinic
• Adult NHS Gynaecology Clinic
• Adult NHS Gynaecology (Female Consultant)
• Adult NHS Cataract Clinic
• Adult NHS Carpal Tunnel Clinic
• Adult NHS Hip Clinic
• Adult NHS Knee Clinic
• Adult NHS General Urology Clinic
• Adult NHS Vasectomy (General Anesthetic Only)
• Adult NHS Foot and Ankle Clinic