the lovely nurse at newcastle will help you, jenny is brill, the old one wasnt!
i live in carlisle, and used newcastle clinic, and had my op in preston, the night before the op and night of it, i stayed in the ibis (was loads cheaper then paying £400 for an over night stay, when they keep you in if needs be!) and only over the road.
i didnt have any major problems, dolly had hers bottom out quite quickly after her op, and she was back in for hers sorted within a week xx