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Planned interruption to Darent Valley Hospital telephone service

From 9pm on Thursday 10 September until 2am on Friday 11 September, there will be a planned interruption to the Trust's telephone service while essential work is carried out. During this time, our main switchboard number will not be available and patients, visitors and members of the public will not be able to contact the hospital through the usual telephone number.

Maternity: If you're in labour or need urgent assistance from our Maternity department, please dial the maternity emergency mobile number: 07861660082. Please note that this number will be disabled after 2am, when the works are complete and you will be able to reach the team via the switchboard as normal.

If you need urgent medical help, continue to use the usual NHS services. Call 111 for advice and 999 in an emergency.

Thank you for your understanding while this essential work is carried out.

Our Emergency Department is busy - please choose the right service for you

Please remember: A&E is for serious and life-threatening emergencies only - like people with severe chest pains, serious head injuries, loss of consciousness or breathing difficulties. If your condition is not an emergency, please help us by choosing a more suitable service:

Your local pharmacy
NHS 111 – online or by phone
Urgent Treatment Centres – for non-life-threatening conditions

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Parking

Parking spaces at the hospital are extremely limited. To avoid congestion or waiting for a space, we recommend that you consider visiting the hospital via public transport where possible. Peak hours are from 9am - 3pm.

Parking is FREE for blue badge holders. There is a dedicated car park for Blue Badge holders although this gets very busy. Please avoid queueing for this car park and use one of the other car parks. You then just need to take your Blue Badge to the parking office who will validate your parking ticket.

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