Contact Us

General enquiries

For general or departmental queries, please contact the hospital switchboard:

  • Tel: 01244 365000

You may also find what you need in our A–Z of Services here.

Appointments

For questions about your hospital appointment, contact our Appointments Hotline:

  • Tel: 01244 366663

Please note: Calls to and from the Trust may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes.

The Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) - compliments and concerns

If you need advice or wish to share a compliment or concern about your care, please contact PALS:

  • Tel: 01244 366066 or Freephone 0800 195 1241 (Option 2)
  • Email: cochpals@nhs.net
  • Visit us: at the PALS office in the main entrance of the Countess Hospital
  • Open: Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm

Freedom to Speak Up Guardian

This service is for current and former colleagues employed by or on behalf of the Trust including staff, volunteers, bank/agency staff or people working on site including contractors. If you are a patient or a relative of a patient, and would like to raise an issue or concern, please contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (see above or click here).

To raise a concern:

What can I raise a concern about?

You can speak up about anything that gets in the way of patient care or affects your working life.

Requesting information

  • Personal Information – Learn how to request your personal data: click here
  • Freedom of Information (FOI) – For FOI requests, email:  foi.enquiries@nhs.net

Recruitment

  • interested in working or volunteering with us? Explore job opportunities on our Working With Us page. 

Press office 

  • For press or media enquiries only, please visit this page to contact the Communications Team.

Sales

  • If you are a supplier or want to discuss your professional services with us, please contact the hospital switchboard Tel: 01244 365000.