Supporting the use of hyperbaric medicine in the British Isles
Facilities
Facilities and contact details by category as of 1 January 2026.
North West
Whirral. CH41 1BY
Category: 1 – Can accept critically ill patients, although not co-located with ICU.
Phone 1: 01516 488000
Phone 2: 07802 824245
Notes:
- Phone 1 available 24/7, phone 2 is a backup in case of issues with landline.
- Not co-located with acute/secondary care.
- Helipad on site.
North-east and Yorkshire
Hull – HU10 7AZ
Category: 1 – Can accept critically ill patients, although not co-located with ICU.
Phone 1: 01482 659471
Phone 2: 07850 936598
Notes:
- Phone 1 is the hospital switchboard which directs to the nursing station out of hours and there are handling processes in place.
- Phone 2 is the Director’s mobile number.
- Co-located with acute/secondary care, no Emergency Department.
South-east and London
Chichester – PO19 6SE
Category: 2 – Temporarily cannot accept Category 1 critically ill patients – patients to be referred to London Hyperbaric Chamber, Whipps Cross.
Phone 1: 01243 330096
Phone 2: 01243 788122 (ask for duty diving doctor)
Notes:
- Phone 1 is a 24hr direct line to diving doctor on-call.
- Helipad on site.
- Co-located with acute/secondary care including Emergency Department and ICU.
LHM Healthcare, Whipps Cross – E11 1NR
Category: 1 – Category 1 patients only.
Phone 1: 07999 292999
Phone 2: 07805 624856
Notes:
- Phone 1 is the dedicated Hyperbaric emergency phone number.
- Phone 2 is the Hyperbaric Supervisor’s phone number.
- Call 01493 603151 (LHM Duty doctor at JPUH) as a 3rd backup.
East of England
James Paget – NR31 6LA
Category: 1 – Can accept critically ill patients. Category 1 and co-located with ICU.
Phone 1: 01493 603151
Phone 2: 01493 452452
Notes:
- Phone 1 is a dedicated emergency switchboard which will transfer to on-call doctor.
- Phone 2 is the normal hospital switchboard number.
- Fail-safe is the mobile number 07736 803966.
- Co-located with acute/secondary care including Emergency Department and ICU.
South-west
DDRC Healthcare, Plymouth – PL6 8BU
Category: 1 – Can accept critically ill patients. Category 1 and co-located with ICU.
Phone 1: 02038 859211
Phone 2: 07831 151523
Notes:
- Phone 1 is a direct dial to the provider and uses a keyword trigger so that if the caller says they’re from “HM coastguard” they get patched through immediately to the duty doctor without too many details being taken.
- Phone 2 is the BHA helpline with a voice menu giving options to be connected to the emergency numbers of all the different chambers, however this may not be the most efficient way of contacting a provider in an emergency.
- Adjacent to acute/secondary care including Emergency Department and ICU at Derriford Hospital.
- Helipad on Derriford site.
Midlands
Rugby Midlands Diving Chamber – CV22 5PX
Category: 2 – Cannot accept critically ill patients.
Phone 1: 07931 472602
Notes:
- Co-located with acute/secondary care, no Emergency Department or ICU.