Derriford Hospital

Just come home after afew days in Derriford Hospital not sure were to start a Big Thank You must go to Nancy & Zoe and all the nurses who work on Mooregate Ward Zone A Level 4 who make you feel so welcome and can not do enough for you even though they work very hard and are always on the go must say the food during my stay was also very good keep up the good work Thanks again Alan

I attended a medical conference at Derriford Hospital this week. Coming from London, I was interested to see how large hospitals have to run in more rural settings.
I found ample parking at 8.30 in the morning though I gather from local friends that it can be more challenging. I understand that there’s a free park and ride scheme but I never saw any signs for this. Parking for a whole day costs £8, cheaper than in London hospitals.
The signposting to the postgraduate centre was a bit mazy from the front of the hospital but the staff were helpful in offering directions.
The acute medicine course was interesting and informative with a nice range of speakers. The venue was comfortable.
Quite an impressive setup here in the south west.

Derriford hospital at plymouth is one of the good hospitals in Devon known for good quality staff. It is a huge hospital with various floors and different wards like quality control, heart ward where normally patients with their heart problems are accommodated. Within the hospital there is facilty of restaurant where you can easily get sandwich, burger, rice and other food. Same is with the restaurant at 2^nd floor but there you can have more food options as you can get a thali there mostly consisting of indian food which i like a lot. The staff at hospital is very friendly, knowledgeable and supportive. When ever you need them they are always available.

This hospital is huge! With many floor levels and different entrances that enter onto different levels it is very easy to get lost. The car park around it is also vast but its still very difficult to get a space sometimes. If youve got an appointment make sure you get there early to allow time to park and if your visiting make sure you get directions to the ward and which car park area it is closest to! There are a few shops (Body shop/​café/​newsagents) near the main front entrance and access into and around is obviously very easy. Staff are very friendly and work very hard. The car park has fixed fees so that for short appointments it can work out to be quite expensive, although if your parking for a long time its not too bad.