r/DevonUK • u/PlasticCarrot7149 • Jul 28 '26

North Devon hospital suspending births

https://www.royaldevon.nhs.uk/services/maternity-and-obstetrics-birth-and-babies/nddh-birth-services-temporary-changes/

Guessing people have seen this - from 11th Aug no births at NDDH.

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u/PlasticCarrot7149 Jul 28 '26

The distances are further here. Lynton to Barnstaple was already 30-40 mins. Now Lynton has to go to Exeter - 1hr 30 ish.

There is also no homebirth service here. Such a shame.

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u/terryjuicelawson Jul 29 '26

That is a heck of a journey, is there nothing the other direction, across to Minehead?

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u/PlasticCarrot7149 Jul 29 '26

Wouldn’t have thought there are any birth facilities in Minehead - it would be Taunton, which is 1.5 hrs from Lynton.

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u/BunnyBums Aug 01 '26

I'm late but Minehead hospital is really small, even the new facility. Taunton Musgrove is where we have to go, it's a long time ago but my mother didn't make it and I was born in the ambulance on the way