North Devon District Hospital
Address and phone number
- Address
- Raleigh Park, Barnstaple, EX31 4JB
- 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 North Devon 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
North Devon District Hospital: Requires improvement. Published 15 March 2024. 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 hospitals run by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Honiton Hospital, Honiton
- Mardon Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre, Exeter
- Nightingale Hospital Exeter, Exeter
- Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Wonford), Exeter
- Tiverton District Hospital, Tiverton