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BRIEF <strong>DETAILS</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>THE</strong> HOSPITAL<br />
Appendix A<br />
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Name of the Base Hospital:<br />
Address:<br />
NORTH DEVON DISTRICT HOSPITAL<br />
Raleigh Park<br />
Barnstaple<br />
Devon<br />
EX31 4JB<br />
Telephone: 01271 322577<br />
Type:<br />
ACUTE<br />
Size:<br />
220 beds (approx)<br />
Outpatient Attendance pa 93,000<br />
Discharges and Deaths pa 19,000<br />
The Northern Devon Healthcare Trust<br />
Acute Services are centred at the North Devon District Hospital. A wide range of specialist services are<br />
provided including General Surgery, Urology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Oral Surgery, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and<br />
Gynaecology, Psychiatry, Orthopaedics and acute Trauma, as well as an Accident and Emergency<br />
Department.<br />
The North Devon District Hospital has full supporting services from Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy,<br />
Speech Therapy, Diagnostic Services including Pathology, Radiology, Electrophysiology. There is also a spiral<br />
CT scanner within the main building. An MRI facility has recently become available.<br />
Community services are provided in the Cottage Hospitals across the District with a total bed number of<br />
approximately 180. Community Services include day hospital facilities, inpatient rehabilitation and General<br />
Practice admitting beds. They also have support from the Physiotherapy, Occupational and Speech Therapy<br />
Departments.<br />
The Trust also provides services to Health Authorities and General Practitioners (GPs) outside of the area.<br />
Each year we continue to meet the unpredictable demands of holidaymakers during the summer months.<br />
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