SpaMedica Truro

Updated 2 April 2026

We carried out this assessment on 19 November 2025 as the service had not been assessed since it was registered in June 2022 and was unrated. SpaMedica Truro is operated by SpaMedica Ltd. The service is a private hospital offering cataract surgery and Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG) laser capsulotomy services for NHS patients. They also provide cataract surgery for patients who choose to go private. The service did not treat children. The service operated in a large ground floor premises comprising of outpatient areas for clinical review, diagnostic testing, and a surgical area which contained an operating theatre.

SpaMedica Truro operated the service location under the Provider SpaMedica. SpaMedica has multiple locations throughout the UK offering Ophthalmic treatment and care. All policies and processes for this service are managed by SpaMedica. Staff at this service are contracted to work at all locations within the wider provider, this ensures consistency across all locations while maintaining safe staffing levels.

Updated 12 August 2025

The assessment was completed in line with our routine assessment priorities. We assessed 33 quality statements for the 5 key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

This is the first assessment of the services. At this assessment we rated the service as good.

People were protected from abuse and improper treatment. The service investigated incidents and shared learning. Medicines were managed well. The service assessed people’s needs and staff worked together to care for people. Staff treated people with kindness, compassion and dignity. Staff were knowledgeable and interacted with people well. They made sure patients understood their care and treatment to enable them to give informed consent. Patients were involved in decisions about their care.

There were processes for staff to speak up and raise concerns. We found staff raised concerns regarding the culture. Management had listened to staff and were working with them to address these through an action plan over several months.