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Patients and visitors

Patients and visitors

Welcome to the patients and visitors information section of our website. Here, you can find all you need to know about your hospital visit such as how to get here and what to expect if your visit is for an outpatient appointment or for inpatient treatment or surgery.

Use the links to the left of this page to locate the information you need. For on-the-spot help, advice and support, you can also get in touch with our Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS).

Visitors

If you are visiting a patient in our care, please view our visiting times and our visitors charter.

Making your choice

If you are a patient in England, you can choose where you would like to receive your hospital treatment. So why choose us?

The quality of care that we provide in our hospitals is among the best in the country. We have one of the lowest incidences of MRSA in the country, we aim to treat all our patients within 18 weeks from referral and we have been given a good rating by the independent watchdog, the Care Quality Commission.

Read more about how to make your choice

How we are performing

Specialist care

If you would like to know more about the specialist care we offer, you can find this information in our services where you will also find patient information leaflets.

You can also visit our consultant directory.