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Nuffield Health

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital

Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8BG

Remote consultations available
Free onsite parking

Last updated: 03/09/2024

Overview

98%	of 2462 people said that their experience at this hospital was very good or good.

Good	rating from the Care Quality Commission.

2315	total admissions.

30	Inguinal hernia repair admissions.

Single rooms • Wi-fi • Onsite pharmacy • Onsite GP services • Onsite diagnostic tests

About

This information is provided by Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital.

Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital opened in 1971 and is conveniently located on the northern outskirts of Plymouth adjacent to the local NHS teaching hospital, with easy road access from all directions. The hospital has three operating theatres, 34 single en suite rooms (with their own telephone, TV and free wi-fi), and a four bedded endoscopy recovery room adjacent to the endoscopy unit. There is a busy outpatient department which includes a minor operating room, physiotherapy and clinical imaging unit, with MRI and CT capabilities. Fixed cost surgery packages are available. Nuffield Health are a not for profit organisation and all profits are reinvested into better facilities for patients. Please note due to current Covid restrictions we are only welcoming visitors who have a clinical need.

Hospital website

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How the PHIN website can help you

9 min read
09/05/2024

Patient feedback

Surveys from patients about the care they received from Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital.

Patient satisfaction

98%	of 2462 people said that their overall experience in this hospital was very good or good.

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Patient experience

82%	of 2462 people felt this hospital definitely met their needs.

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About hospital patient feedback

4 min read
01/07/2021

Regulator rating

All hospitals are inspected and rated by an independent regulator.

Overall Rating	Good
Safety of services	Good
Effectiveness of services	Good
Responsiveness of services	Good
Caring	Good
Well-led	Good

Full report available on the Care Quality Commission website

About healthcare regulators and their ratings

2 min read
01/07/2021

Associated Registries

This hospital is listed on one or more clinical registries. Follow the link to explore more information about their practice.

National Joint Registry

What are healthcare registries?

4 min read
19/01/2023

Incident reporting

To ensure transparency, hospitals are required to provide PHIN with data about incidents in their care.

It is important to note that, unless otherwise stated, the measures in this section relate to the overall performance of the hospital and not specifically to any selected procedure.

Data received from the Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital is complete and up to date. This hospital has reported some incidents.

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Safety and risk measures

1 min read
07/12/2021

Your procedure

Information about Nuffield Health Plymouth Hospital and your procedure.

30	private admissions for Inguinal hernia repair. This hospital also had 165 NHS admissions for this procedure.
60%	of patients treated as a day case.
1	nights stay if not a day case (average).

Hernia repair - Inguinal

3 min read
27/10/2021

Support when raising a complaint

This hospital has subscribed to an independent complaints service. Use the organisation listed here if you have concerns about the care you have received.

ISCAS - Independent Sector Complaints Adjudication Service

Making a complaint as a private patient

15 min read
07/05/2024

Facilities

Services and resources available at this hospital.

Amenities

Wi-fi
Ensuite bathrooms
All single rooms
Free onsite parking

Medical

Onsite surgical procedures
Onsite diagnostic tests
3 Operating theatres
1 Endoscopy theatre
12 Consulting rooms
Outpatient treatment rooms
Onsite GP services
Onsite pharmacy

Beds

37 Total approved beds

Critical care arrangement

Ambulance transfer to Intensive Care Unit
Ambulance transfer to High Dependency Unit