CHEC is one of the UK’s leading providers of community healthcare. For more than a decade, CHEC has been working in partnership with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide access to timely care and treatment locally.

Through its 25+ community hospitals nationwide, CHEC makes specialist eyecare and endoscopy services more readily accessible in local communities by offering patients greater flexibility and reduced waiting times.

In 2023, CHEC consulted over 335,000 patients, with an average referral to treatment time less than four weeks.

Warrington Guardian:

Patients have the right to choose where to access their healthcare treatment. CHEC’s trusted team of experts have been providing specialist treatments for a range of ophthalmic and gastric conditions on behalf of the NHS for over 10 years. CHEC puts patients at the heart of everything they do to deliver a high-quality service. If you choose CHEC, you’re in safe hands.

To meet the growing demands of our patients, CHEC are opening new hospitals throughout the country, offering both ophthalmology and gastroenterology services. CHEC’s mission is to ensure they can provide as many patients as possible with the convenience of quality local care. 

CHEC’s brand-new Warrington hospital is now open and treating patients, located at: CHEC, Phoenix House, Centre Park, Warrington, WA1 1RX.

What sets CHEC apart?

  • 99% patient satisfaction
  • 99% of patients would recommend to their family and friends
  • Short waiting times of 0-4 weeks across all hospital locations
  • 24 hour on-call service
  • Unique patient self-booking app, removing the burden of call centre waiting times
  • Free Home to Hospital™ patient pick-up service
  • CHEC CEO and founder, Mr Imran Rahman is also a Consultant Ophthalmologist

Services provided

Ophthalmology:

  • Cataract surgery
  • Eyelid surgery
  • YAG laser
  • Medical retina
  • Glaucoma management
  • Ocular hypertension monitoring
  • All non-specific general ophthalmology conditions

Gastroenterology:

  • Colonoscopy
  • Flexi-sigmoidoscopy
  • Upper and lower gastrointestinal (GI)
  • Consultant triage
  • Gastroenterology outpatient assessment
  • Gastroscopy
  • Therapeutic treatments including simple biopsies, polyp removal (1cm max), haemorrhoid removal.

Warrington Guardian:

Recent patient reviews

“The staff were all excellent and extremely professional. They were friendly, informative and I felt comfortable and at ease.” – David Barlow

“Amazing experience, so friendly and professional. I could not fault them, I felt so comfortable.” – Selvana Sriganesh. 

From the start of my appointments to having my cataracts removed, I could not have asked for better treatment. Every single member of staff has been helpful. Very accommodating when I preferred a certain day for my cataract removing, CHEC explained every step and helped me relax and feel confident. It’s been a lovely experience with perfect results.” – Beverly Jackson.

“I was given an endoscopy appointment for my stomach pains very quickly. On the day of procedure, I was treated extremely well by all the staff. Very highly recommended.” – Peter Berry.

For more information or to make an enquiry, visit chec.uk or call 0344 264 4160.