Hexham General Hospital
General Information
Hexham General Hospital is a modern hospital providing a full range of diagnostic services and 24-hour emergency care. It has four wards consisting of an oncology day unit, a surgical ward for patients who have had general, orthopaedic and gynaecological surgery, a stroke rehabilitation and care of the elderly ward and a general medicine ward.
For the privacy and dignity of patients the hospital wards are largely single, en-suite rooms.
The hospital also has a midwifery-led maternity unit with birthing pool. Two GP practices are based within the hospital.
Guide to services at Hexham General Hospital
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Directions & Transport
By road
Leave the A1 at the junction with the A69 and A186 and join the A69 for approximately 17 miles, by-passing Corbridge. Once past Corbridge, leave the A69 at the next large roundabout (signposted to Hexham) Follow the signs into Hexham, then turn left onto the A695, Corbridge Road (signposted to Corbridge). The hospital is located on the right-hand side.
By bus
For up to date bus information, please use the Traveline service
By rail
Hexham receives regular services from Newcastle Central Station and Carlisle. The hospital is a short walk from the station. Check The Trainline for timetables of all services.
Charges
Car parking is available and costs £1.20p per hour, up to a maximum of £4 per day. For short stays parking is available at 60p for half an hour.
As it is pay and display, please make sure that you bring change with you and leave plenty of time to find a space.
Disabled parking
There are designated free parking bays reserved for registered disabled drivers displaying a valid blue badge permit.
Concessionary car parking
We offer free car parking in a number of cases for patients or their visitors. This includes those receiving treatment for cancer while patients attending regularly over an extended period and visitors of long-stay patients may also be exempt. Parents of children in hospital will also receive free car parking. Please speak to the ward manager about this.
Parking penalty fees
Cars not parked in an authorised bay or parked without a ticket or permit may be issued a fixed penalty parking fine and can be charged to a maximum of £30.
Facilities
- Disabled access
- Induction loop
- Entertainment and communications system at bedsides (some television channels are provided free and cards may be purchased throughout the hospital for those channels which are pay per view. These cards can also be used for making and receiving telephone calls from the same system
- Café for visitors, vending machines, shop on premises.