Derby Hospital

Derby Hospital, also known as Royal Derby Hospital and formerly known as Derby City General Hospital, is the main hospital for the city of Derby and has 2 main sites based in Derby city centre. These are the Royal Derby Hospital based on Uttoxeter road and the London Road community Hospital. The Royal Derby is a teaching hospital and, as one of the largest hospitals in the UK, is used as one of the principal teaching centres for the University of Nottingham medical school.

Facilities at Royal Derby Hospital

Cash Machines at Royal Derby Hospital – There are 3 cash machines at the Royal Derby Hospital. One at the main entrance, one at Costa Amigo in the Gynaecology and Maternity Unit and the third is at the Kings Treatment Centre.

Shops at Royal Derby Hospital – You can buy a selection of magazines, newspapers, sandwiches, cold drinks and snacks at Amigos Convenience shop. There is one located at the main entrance whose opening hours are Mon-Friday 24hrs and Sat until 6pm. Sun 7am-6pm.

There is another located at the Kings Treatment Centre whose opening hours are Mon-Fri 7am-5pm.

For sandwiches, cold drinks, snacks and sweets you can go to either of the League of Friends shops at Derby Hospital, the first is on level 1 close to entrance 24, the other is in the Gynaecology and Maternity Unit on level 1.

Restaurants and Cafes at Royal Derby Hospital – There are a number of restaurants and coffee shops in Derby Royal Hospital in which you can get snacks and hot and cold drinks. At the main entrance you have Costa Coffee, open 7 days a week 6am-9.30pm. At the Kings Treatment Centre you have Delimarche Café whose opening hours are7am-5pm Mon-Fri. There is a Costa Amigo coffee shop and convenience store at the Gynaecology and Maternity Unit open 7 days a week from 7am-8pm. In the Children’s Outpatients department you will find Oasis Tea Bar

For a full menu of breakfast, lunch and dinner you will need to go to the Derby Hospital Restaurant, also known as Just Eat Restaurant which provides hot and cold food and drinks all day and including a salad bar.

Royal Derby Hospital Address:

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road, Derby,

Postcode: DE22 3NE

Telephone number:  01332 340131

London Road Community Hospital

London Road, Derby

Postcode: DE1 2QY

Telephone number:  01332 265500

Royal Derby Hospital Departments

Derby Hospital has all the departments you would expect from a main city hospital and below you can find details of the most frequently used ones along with useful contact details

Derby Hospital Accident & Emergency (A&E) - The A&E department at Derby Hospital is based in the Emergency department on level 1 of the Royal Derby Hospital site. The telephone number for Derby A&E is 01332 783111

Derby Hospital Maternity & Gynaecology Unit - The maternity department of Derby Hospital is on level 3 of the Royal Derby Hospital site and can be found by using entrances 20 & 21 and following the signs. The maternity unit offers antenatal, postnatal, midwifery and obstetric care for patients and can also offer home births as well as hospital births.

Derby Hospital Children’s Ward – The Derbyshire Children’s hospital is now located on the Royal Derby Hospital grounds. There are various different departments within the Children’s Wards at Derby Royal Hospital including Neo-natal, Children’s Outpatients and the Puffin, Ladybird and Sunflower Wards which cater for all areas of children’s medical issues. These are all located on level 1 or 2 of the hospital and the best entrance to use to access them is entrance 18.

Derby Hospital Cancer Department – The Oncology or Cancer department is located on level 1 of Derby Royal Hospital and is a specialist outpatients department providing diagnosis, treatment and aftercare for cancer patients in Derby

Intensive Care Unit at Derby Hospital – The ICU is located on level 2 of the Royal Derby Hospital and has visiting times of 11am-8pm. The ICU phone number is 01332 788685/6.

Outpatients Department at Derby Hospital – There is no specific department for outpatients at Royal Derby Hospital so it will depend on the particular area of treatment you require as to the department that you will visit as an outpatient. All outpatients of Derby Hospital should receive an appointment letter which will detail the specific department you need to visit along with the relevant contact details.

Visiting Times at Royal Derby Hospital

Visiting times at Derby Hospital vary from ward to ward but the majority of the wards have visiting times of 2pm-4pm and 6pm-8pm.

Parking at Royal Derby Hospital

Car parking is available for both patients and visitors at the London Road Community Hospital at the main entrance as well as at junction 8 car parks. For more information on car parking at Derby Hospital please call ext 2211 telephone number 01332 347141.

Car Parking charges at Derby Hospital:

The first 20 minutes is free then afterwards the cost of parking is as follows:

0-1   Hours costs £1.60

1-2   Hours costs £2.40

2-3   Hours costs £3.10

3-4   Hours costs £3.70

4-5   Hours costs £4.30

5-6   Hours costs £5.30

Over 6 hours Costs £8.00

In addition to the hospital car parks you can always use one of the many other car parks in Derby and make your way to the hospital on foot from there.

Royal Derby Hospital Radio

Derby Hospital Radio is broadcast and run by Radio Link which is a UK registered Charity. Radio Link has been running Derby Hospital radio for over thirty years now and provides programs and music to the patients of Derby Hospital and even listens to the patients requests when it comes to the type of music played. The Hospital Radio station at Derby also keeps patients up to date with local news and sports features.

For patients who prefer something a little more cutting edge there are facilities to listen to other radio stations such as Ram FM or BBC Radio Derby

Jobs at Derby Hospital

When talking about jobs at Derby Hospital most people will immediately be thinking of medical/healthcare/nursing jobs in Derby which are obviously the main areas for job vacancies at any hospital, but you don’t necessarily have to be a Doctor or nurse to look for jobs at Derby Hospital. There are many other positions within the hospital that do not require a medical qualification or background such as porter jobs at Derby hospital or night porter jobs at Derby hospital. As hospitals always need to be kept clean you may consider applying for a cleaner’s job at Derby Hospital or even a catering job to help out in the hospital restaurants or cafes. There are also a number of admin jobs at Derby hospital as well as various newly created positions such as housekeeper that exist to maintain the wards in the hospitals to expected standards.

Work experience at Derby Hospital – In line with its role in the community, Derby Hospital is committed to providing work experience and work placements for students wherever possible. As well as this they offer voluntary work to people who are seeking employment but need to build experience and become accustomed to a working environment again.

Hotels near Derby Hospital

If you are visiting someone in the Royal Derby Hospital but you are travelling from far away, you may want to consider staying at one of several hotels near Derby Hospital to cut down on time and the hassle of travelling. Below are a couple of suggestions for hotels near the hospital, alternatively you can browse through any number of different Derby hotels.

The most convenient hotel for the Royal Derby Hospital on Uttoxeter road would be:

The Premier Inn Derby West on Uttoxeter New Road, Postcode DE22 3HN. Tel 0871 5278298

Hotels close to London Road Community Hospital are:

Best Western Midland Hotel on Midland road, Postcode DE1 2SQ. Tel 01332 299992

Ramada Encore Derby on Locomotive way, Postcode DE24 8PU. Tel 01332 376420