Giving NHS patients a wider choice of provider

Are you dissatisfied with going to hospital for what seems like a relatively minor procedure?  Then choose to go to Tollgate Clinic instead.  We believe patients should be able to undergo minor treatments at a local community clinic rather than a hospital. 

NHS patients have the legal right to choose where they receive their care and you can make this choice through your GP.  If your GP is in North East Essex and you need a vasectomy, treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or a sigmoidoscopy, Tollgate Clinic is an option for you!  We can also treat private vasectomy patients from elsewhere.

Read here why thousands of NHS patients have chosen Tollgate Clinic.

Strikingly, many minor procedures are still carried out in hospitals, consuming valuable resources which could be used on the essential care hospitals provide to the more seriously ill.  For example, almost 9,000 vasectomies and over 60,000 carpal tunnel release operations were carried out in NHS trust hospitals in the UK in 2009-2010 (source: NHS Reference Costs 2009-10).  The vast majority of this work could have been done at lower cost and equal quality by specially trained GPs working in enhanced GP premises, with a direct saving to the NHS of over £20m per year.

Tollgate Clinic’s mission is to offer all patients in North East Essex and beyond the choice to undergo quick, efficient and high quality minor procedures in a community setting, thereby enabling as much work as possible to be moved out of general hospitals and the local NHS to save money without compromising on standards.  We are seeking to expand our range of services in order to do this.  Tollgate Clinic is committed to serving NHS patients, GPs and commissioners and to working alongside local hospitals.

We look forward to welcoming you to our clinic.