Tiverton District Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Kennedy Way, Tiverton, EX16 6NT
- Phone
- 01392 411611 (Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust switchboard)
Address from the Care Quality Commission; phone number from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Visiting times and parking differ between wards, so check with the hospital before you travel.
Waiting times
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reports one set of waiting times for all its hospitals, including Tiverton District Hospital. At the end of August 2026, half of its 74,526 patients waiting for planned treatment had waited less than 12.7 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.
| Specialty | Median wait | Waiting |
|---|---|---|
| General surgery | 13.5 wks | 828 |
| Urology | 13.4 wks | 3,260 |
| Orthopaedics | 18.3 wks | 10,106 |
| Ear, nose and throat | 17.4 wks | 4,933 |
| Ophthalmology (eyes) | 13.4 wks | 8,549 |
| Oral surgery | 12.6 wks | 2,930 |
| Plastic surgery | 10.4 wks | 1,252 |
| General medicine | 14.2 wks | 97 |
| Gastroenterology | 8.3 wks | 2,497 |
| Cardiology (heart) | 14.4 wks | 6,002 |
| Dermatology (skin) | 9.4 wks | 5,933 |
| Respiratory medicine | 10.5 wks | 2,021 |
| Neurology | 14.0 wks | 1,734 |
| Rheumatology | 9.1 wks | 843 |
| Elderly medicine | 6.0 wks | 302 |
| Gynaecology | 14.1 wks | 5,505 |
| Other medical specialties | 11.0 wks | 8,214 |
| Other paediatric specialties | 12.5 wks | 1,428 |
| Other surgical specialties | 11.5 wks | 6,089 |
| Other services | 7.7 wks | 2,003 |
More about waiting times at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Care Quality Commission rating
Tiverton District Hospital: Good. Published 30 April 2019. Read the CQC report (opens in a new tab)
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust overall: Requires improvement. Published 26 May 2023.
Some ratings are several years old; the date shows when it was published. Source: Care Quality Commission.
A&E
In September 2026, 62.9% of the 19,808 people who went to A&E at Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's departments were admitted, transferred or discharged within four hours, against 74.4% across England. NHS England publishes this for the trust as a whole. A&E figures over the past year
In an emergency call 999. For urgent help that is not an emergency, use NHS 111 (opens in a new tab).
Other NHS hospitals nearby
You can usually choose where to have planned NHS treatment. Hospitals run by other trusts, with each trust's median wait across all specialties:
| Hospital | Distance | Trust median wait |
|---|---|---|
| Musgrove Park HospitalSomerset NHS Foundation Trust | 17.6 miles | 12.0 wks |
Straight-line distance. Waits differ a lot between specialties; search by treatment and postcode to compare the one you need.
Other hospitals run by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Honiton Hospital, Honiton
- Mardon Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre, Exeter
- Nightingale Hospital Exeter, Exeter
- North Devon District Hospital, Barnstaple
- Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), Exeter