About your pre-operative assessment

If you are booked to have a gynecological procedure under general anesthetic or sedation, you may have had a preoperative assessment. The specialist nurse assessed your medical fitness for surgery and completed all relevant tests. In this section you'll find useful information you may need leading up to your surgery and to help you recover well.

If you have been given any preoperative drinks or bowel prep, make sure you keep the instructions safe. Some patients have a few weeks between their pre-op assessment and surgery; you may not remember the verbal instructions that were given at the time.

How to access our services

Pre-operative assessment clinics are held at:

  • Chester-Le-Street Community Hospital
  • University Hospital of North Durham,
  • Bishop Auckland Hospital
  • Darlington Memorial Hospital

If you need to contact a member of the pre-operative team, please call the waiting list number on your letter.

If you have already had your assessment, please refer back to your surgery instructions leaflet which has all the relevant contact numbers on.