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About Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Heavitree)

The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust (RD&E) and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust (NDHT).

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of almost 16,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide for more than 615,000 people, cover over 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. 

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer a range of specialist community services, Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) and a GP practice.

Our hospitals are both renowned for their research, innovation and links to universities.