Our services at Dewsbury

Dewsbury and District Hospital provides a wide range of services for patients living in the North Kirklees area. The hospital offers urgent and emergency care, diagnostics, planned surgery, midwifery services, and care for older people, helping more than 340,000 patients each year.

The hospital’s A&E department is open 24/7, led by consultants, and equipped to provide full resuscitation services. A modern walk-in centre treats minor injuries and illnesses, while children are cared for in a dedicated Children’s A&E and Children’s Assessment Unit, staffed by specialist paediatric doctors and nurses.

Dewsbury is home to the Acute Care of the Elderly Unit, providing rapid, high-quality care for older patients, and the Complex Neuro Rehabilitation Unit, supporting people with conditions such as stroke, brain injury, or multiple sclerosis.

The hospital also provides planned surgery and day case procedures across specialties including general surgery, gastroenterology, urology, and orthopaedics. The Bronte Birth Centre, a midwifery-led unit with comfortable ensuite birth rooms and birthing pools, offers a home-from-home environment for families.

Additional services include a Kidney Dialysis Unit run by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and telemedicine links with Pinderfields Hospital, reducing the need for some patients to travel. Recent investments have upgraded imaging, surgical wards, and outdoor spaces, with further improvements planned for medical wards, operating theatres, and diagnostic facilities.

A year at Dewsbury hospital:

• 76,000+ A&E attendances

• 13,000 walk-in centre visits

• 14,000+ day case procedures

• 2,000 elective inpatient admissions

• 102,000+ outpatient appointments

• 23,000+ therapy sessions