Getting to Royal Derby Hospital

Ongoing construction projects in 2025 (affecting A&E, Children's Outpatients)

A number of essential hospital construction projects are being undertaken at Royal Derby Hospital during 2025 to improve the hospital building.

As a result of these projects, there may be some disruption to roads around the site.

Pedestrian access will remain fully open throughout construction, with diversions in place as and when necessary, and our helpful colleagues and volunteers across the site will be able to guide you.

This includes:

  • Blue Light Road - The road that leads to the ambulance drop-off bays outside Royal Derby Hospital A&E is temporarily restricted to emergency access only. Ambulances will have free access and, in an emergency, vehicles can access the road to drop off outside A&E but there will be no '30 minute drop off' parking spaces available.

  • Children's Outpatients Department road - This is temporarily closed to vehicles. The nearest drop off bays are outside Maternity and Gynaecology, and disabled parking is available in Car Parks 2 and 3, Maternity and Gynaecology, and Cancer & Specialist Services. You can also use the free, fully accessible Park and Ride service from Kingsway Boulevard which is suitable for wheelchair users and pushchairs and runs every 20 minutes.

If you have an appointment or scheduled visit to these areas affected, relevant colleagues in the department you are attending should communicate this with you directly.

Adult Emergency Department and other urgent and emergency care services have moved

From Sunday 30 November 2025, the patient entrance for Adult Emergency Department and other urgent and emergency care services have moved. 

If you are coming to Royal Derby Hospital for any of the following departments, please read this useful update to find your department >.

  • Adult Emergency Department (A&E)
  • Medical Same Day Emergency Care
  • Urgent Treatment Centre (also known as Blue Urgent Care)
  • Discharge Assessment Unit (DAU) 

Get to us by public transport
Bus

Get timetable and route information for buses that stop outside or near the hospital:                                                                                                     

Get to us by car
Car

SatNav 

Postcode: DE22 3NE (for Royal Derby Hospital)

Access

The hospital can be accessed via the A38, A52, A50 and the M1, off Junction 25.

View a Google map of Royal Derby Hospital (opens in new window) >


Parking

There are currently five car parks for patients and visitors to choose from, based around the hospital, off the internal loop road.

Car parks 2, 3, 6 and 7 have no time restrictions - car park 3 is for Blue Badge holders only.

Car park 8 is a short stay car park (three-hour maximum stay).

View full parking information for Royal Derby Hospital >

The park and ride service, which operated during the construction of the new multi-storey car park, is now closed.

Get to us by bike
Bike

There are various cycle hoops situated around the hospital grounds, including the cycle pod at the Main Entrance and Entrance 24.

For more information on cycle routes, visit the Cycle Derby website.

Visit the Cycle Derby website (opens in new window) >