North Devon District Hospital
The North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) is our district general hospital in Barnstaple. We offer emergency and urgent care for people in North Devon and the surrounding areas.
This includes our emergency department, intensive care unit (ICU), women and children’s services and diagnostics as well as many outpatient clinics and specialist services.
More about us
In 2020/21 staff at North Devon District Hospital treated 24,477 inpatients, 16,582 day cases, 254,577 outpatients and delivered 1,239 babies. They also saw 44,131 people in our emergency department and 682 in our minor injuries units.
The populations of Torridge and North Devon account for 92.8% of patients to NDDH, with the remaining 7.2% coming from residents from the Cornish and Somerset borders or tourists to the area.
NDDH provides a 24/7 emergency service and is a designated trauma unit operating within a trauma network serving the whole of Devon and Cornwall. This network ensures residents of Northern Devon have access to trauma services.
The Trust offers a range of general medical services, including cardio-respiratory, stroke care and gastroenterology. General surgical services include orthopaedics, urology and colorectal specialities. We also run ophthalmology services, using the latest procedures and techniques to treat glaucoma and macular degeneration.
The Trust offers patients a choice of local, specialist services and invites consultants from other neighbouring NHS trusts to hold clinics in the area. We work with Musgrove Park in Taunton on a vascular network and Derriford on a neonatal network.
Opening times
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Getting here
The hospital’s address and postcode is:
North Devon District Hospital
Raleigh Park
Barnstaple
Devon
EX31 4JB
Please follow signposts to the hospital from most of the main routes into Barnstaple. The entrance to the car park is clearly signposted.
Site plans and map of North Devon District Hospital.
Public transport
The hospital is easily accessible using public transport and other sustainable means of travel.
We are well served by local bus routes, from across Devon. A number of services stop at the hospital, whereas others require a connection with a local bus route from Barnstaple bus station.
The main Barnstaple train station is around two miles from the hospital and served by buses that travel directly to our site.
For help planning your journey and the latest timetables please visit the websites below:
Walking
The hospital site is around a half mile from Barnstaple town centre and takes approximately 15 minutes on foot.
Bikes
If you would like to park your bicycle securely, please ask at the main entrance to the NDDH, as we have bike stands available.
Car parking
The patient and visitor car park at NDDH (Car Park A) is on the left as you enter the main hospital site and has 285 parking and 13 disabled spaces. There are an additional 10 disabled spaces outside the main entrance, 2 outside Vanguard, 1 near Endoscopy, 5 outside the old social club near the Seamoor Unit, and 2 outside Devon Partnership Trust main entrance 2.
The `Park Mark’ signs at the entrance to the car park indicate that our car parks have been vetted for their security and meet a national standard.
An ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) system is in place in Car Park A, which captures vehicle registrations on entry. There is no barrier, simply drive in, find a space and park. When it is time to leave, enter the registration number of your vehicle at one of the parking payment machines. It will tell you how much you need to pay based on the length of time you have parked. You can then return to your vehicle and drive out.
If you have not paid the correct fee at the exit, a message with your registration number will flash up, and you will have until midnight to pay the fee without incurring a Parking Charge Notice (PCN). Please pay by downloading the Trust app.
Please note – the machines take cash, credit/debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or you can register online and pay by the Trust app.
Car registrations are recorded only for the purposes of car park charging, and are used in compliance with Data Protection laws.
Car parking charges
- Up to 30 mins: Free
- Up to 2 hours: £2.70
- Up to 3 hours: £3.90
- Up to 4 hours: £4.80
- Up to 5 hours: £6.50
- Up to 6 hours: £8.50
- 7-24 hours: £15.00
The car park is managed by Group Nexus on behalf of the Trust. If you are issued a PCN, they will send you a letter to inform you of the charge and how to appeal it if you believe you have been charged incorrectly. If you appeal the PCN, Group Nexus will work with us to investigate and, if appropriate, arrange for the charge to be dropped.
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Blue Badge holders: If using the disabled spaces outside the main entrance or in Car Park A, when you are ready to leave, please scan your Blue Badge barcode at the payment machine, or input the last seven digits of your badge number. Do not scan your blue badge on arrival. If you park in any of the other disabled spaces, please provide your registration number to the reception of the area you are visiting to be able to park free of charge.
Next of kin or registered carer for those with long-stay relatives: Speak to the team on the ward and they be able to help for suitable arrangements to be put in place.
Registered carers with a Devon Carers card: Present your card to the main reception desk on entering the hospital, and your vehicle registration will be registered for free parking.
Patients admitted directly from ED or clinics: The ward team will arrange this for you.
Volunteers and volunteer drivers: Our volunteer coordinator will arrange this for you.
Parents of children (under 18) who are an inpatient at hospital overnight: Speak to the team on the ward and they will arrange this for you.
Resident parent/parents whose babies are being cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Speak to the team on the unit and they will arrange this for you.
Patients visiting on a regular basis for treatment i.e. Oncology, Haematology, Renal and Diabetes departments: When you attend your department reception as normal, please give the reception staff your vehicle registration number and vehicle details and they will add your vehicle to the exemption list.
Relatives and registered carers of patients being cared for on the end-of-life care pathway: Speak to the ward team and they will arrange this for you.
Some patients in receipt of certain state benefits may be entitled to a refund of their parking costs and travel expenses. Visit our general office to find out more.
Facilities
Raleigh Galley Restaurant (open to patients, visitors and staff)
The Moment to…. Restaurant, serving a variety of hot and cold meals, snacks and drinks, to eat in or take away. Hot snacks and refreshments are available throughout the day.
We also serve freshly cooked pasties, sandwiches and homemade baguettes, jacket potatoes, and offer a choice of freshly made salads, homemade cold dessert, and fruit pots.
Location
Raleigh Galley Restaurant, Level 0, NDDH
Opening times
Monday – Sunday 7am–7pm
Meals are served at the following times:
- Breakfast - 7.00am to 11:30am
- Lunch – 12pm to 16:30pm
- Supper - 5pm to 7pm
Halal, Vegan, Gluten Free, Allergy Aware Menus are available on request.
Staff discount is given when you present a valid NHS staff discount card.
Menus are changed weekly on a three-week cycle.
Aspretto Cafe (open to patients, visitors and staff)
The Aspretto Cafe serving a variety of hot pasties, jacket potato, toasties, paninis, cake, snacks, cold and hot drinks, to eat in or take away.
Location
Level 2 (main foyer), NDDH
Opening times
Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm
The Shop at North Devon District Hospital
There is a shop in the main foyer at NDDH, which sells:
- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Drinks
- Hot snacks
- Sandwiches
- Snacks
- Cards
- Some toiletries
- Soft toys
- Balloons
Location
Level 2 (main foyer), NDDH.
Opening times
Monday – Friday 8am – 6pm.
Saturdays and Sundays (inc Bank Holidays) 10am – 4pm.
Vending machines
An expanded range of hot and cold food and drink is also available 24/7 from vending machines at North Devon District Hospital. The machines are in the restaurant on level 0 and the Ladywell Unit, level 1.
Contact information
email: retail.NDDH.healthcare.uk@sodexo.com
Restaurant tel: 01271 322309 (ext 2309)
Sodexo Healthcare,
North Devon District Hospital,
Raleigh Park,
Barnstaple,
North Devon
EX31 4JB
Tel: 01271 322351
Fax: 01271 311699
www.sodexo.com
Our Future Hospital Northern Devon
North Devon District Hospital (NDDH) is one of 40 hospitals included in the Government’s New Hospital Programme (NHP).
The Government’s aim through the NHP is to provide better care for patients, an improved working environment for staff and help the NHS reach its net zero carbon initiation, and the Trust is working closely with the central NHP team on the delivery plans for the hospital.
For more information, visit the Our Future Hospital Northern Devon pages.
Wards at NDDH
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Contact details
For general enquiries, please call our main hospital switchboard on 01271 322577, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
For further contacts, please visit our Get in touch page.
Please see our services pages for direct contact details for our services.