Patients awaiting orthopaedic surgery on waiting lists at hospital trusts within Doncaster, Bassetlaw, Rotherham and Barnsley can ask to have their surgery at the MEOC.
The procedures available at the MEOC include hip and knee replacement alongside foot, ankle, hand, wrist, and shoulder surgery. This service is an additional facility, with applicable patients to be offered their preference of receiving care and treatment at their nearest hospital or the specialised service at the MEOC.
Quick links:
- Contact the MEOC
- Getting to the MEOC
- Deciding on joint replacement surgery
- Preparing for your surgery at the MEOC
- Take a tour of the MEOC
- About the MEOC
- Your feedback matters
Contact the MEOC
If you need to get in touch to discuss your operation or aftercare, please call the nurse base phone number on: 01709 649312
Where is the MEOC?
The MEOC is located at Montagu Hospital, Adwick Road, Mexborough S64 0AZ.
Please enter the hospital via Gate 4 and then turn left, following the road round to the right where the MEOC can be found next door to the Fred and Ann Green Rehabilitation Centre.
There is a map of Montagu Hospital site available here.
This map shows the entry points for patients arriving for surgery at the MEOC.
There is a patient collection point to the right of the signage, see image below.
Travelling to the MEOC
At Montagu Hospital there are 130 pay and display spaces in addition to 35 disabled bays. Find out more about parking here.
There is a free shuttle service that runs between Montagu Hospital and Doncaster Royal Infirmary. Find out more information and access the bus timetable here.
Patient transport will be provided based upon pre-assessment documentation (from respective trusts) to support patients for whom transport is a barrier to accessing care.
Deciding on joint replacement surgery
Preparing for your surgery at the MEOC
Take a tour of the MEOC
See what it is like inside the MEOC through an interactive tour. It shows the entrance to the Fred and Ann Green Rehabilitation Centre and Rockingham Ward within Montagu Hospital. From there you can explore the MEOC and walk through each of the clinical and ward areas.
This video shows some of the clinical areas within the MEOC.
About the MEOC
The MEOC is a surgical hub that specialises in orthopaedic elective surgery. It is one of many surgical hubs that have been built within England.
The service is a collaboration between Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH), Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BH) and The Rotherham Hospital Foundation Trust (TRFT), to provide additional surgical resources to benefit the people of South Yorkshire.
A video explaining the benefits of elective surgical hubs produced by The Patients Association, in partnership with the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme, is available below.
The MEOC was completed and opened to patients in January 2024 as part of a £14.9 million project.
The centre is a specialised unit, operating 50 weeks per year, five days per week, and aims to rise to a six day service in the near future.
The MEOC performs orthopaedic surgery for the following areas:
- Knee and hip replacements
- Hand and wrist
- Foot and ankle
- Arm and shoulder
Your feedback matters
If you have feedback, positive or negative, we want to hear it. Get in touch with the Patient Advice and Liaison Service on 01302 642764, 01302 642767, or email dbth.pals.dbh@nhs.net
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