Derriford Hospital
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Coordinates: 50°24′58″N 4°06′51″W / 50.4162°N 04.1141°W
| Derriford Hospital | |
| Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust | |
|---|---|
| The front entrance to the Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Derriford, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Peninsula Medical School |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 1100 |
| History | |
| Founded | June 9th 1981 (official opening) |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Derriford Hospital, is a large teaching hospital situated in Plymouth, England. The hospital serves Plymouth and nearby areas in Devon and Cornwall. It also provides tertiary Cardiothoracic surgery, Neurosurgery and Renal Transplant surgery for the whole of the South West Peninsula. The hospital is used for clinical training of medical students from the Peninsula Medical School which is maintained by the University of Plymouth and the University of Exeter.
[edit] External links
- Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
- The Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry
- Derriford Hospital Site Summary Information on the www.nhs.uk website
- Patient services available (with waiting times) at Derriford Hospital
- Patient grossly neglected: left in own excreta
- Complaints rise at Derriford Hospital (to mid 2008)
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