Main Hospital

Main Hospital

Address: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR316LA
The James Paget University Hospital (JPUH) is a university hospital providing care to residents across Great Yarmouth Lowestoft and Waveney as well as to the many visitors who come to this part of East Anglia. The main site in Gorleston is supported by the Newberry Clinic and other outreach clinics in the local area.

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4 out of 5 stars

Based on 221 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

54%

4 star reviews

29%

3 star reviews

5%

2 star reviews

5%

1 star reviews

7%

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Anonymous User

May 25, 2026

3 out of 5 stars

Good
After ringing 111, I was advised thar I should be seen in hospital within an hour and 111 would contact JPH to expect me. I live 22 miles away and was in too much pain to drive so I ordered a taxi as contacting a friend would have delayed things. It was a Sunday. I arrived at the hospital, booked in and had to wait over 2 hours before a doctor called me. Others who arrived after me seemed to be called in before me, I was crying with the pain. After xrays, I was assured that there was no fracture ... , just a serious strain and given pain killers. The receptionist organised a taxi home for me. I was reassured by the hospital but really can't afford the £140 that the 2 taxi rides cost me. Why did 111 see it as so much more urgent than the hospital triage?
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Anonymous User

May 15, 2026

3 out of 5 stars

Feeling unsafe
I spent 15 days Jph sitting in chair having a nap on 2nd afternoon I became aware of someone in my single room. When I looked a male was feeling all over my bed. Mu immediate thoughts were thank God I am not in bed. The man then turned around dropped his trousers and urinated in the basin. I was pressing buzzer a sister came in asking what was the matter I pointed to the man she looked and said "Oh my god" she went and came back with a few nurses, some took the man out while others kept tellin ... g me"He won't hurt you" perhaps he wouldn't but I didn't know that. All I was aware of that I was stuck because at that time my legs wouldn't move and I could not get out of chair or bed without help. This poor man may have had dementia but he wondered all the time. He even stood in the corridor and waved goodbye when I left. I just did not feel safe. I am in my 80s and have only had my husband of 57 years in my bedroom. Consequently the have written on my discharge letter that I suffer from anxiety.
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Anonymous User - Collected By Engagement Team

March 25, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Kindest most courteous people I've ever come across
Kindest most courteous people I've ever come across, they make you feel at ease. Absolutely tremendous group of people. The environment is spotlessly clean, they have everything needed to meet my needs.
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Anonymous User - Collected By Engagement Team

March 25, 2026

5 out of 5 stars

Dr Butler is brilliant
I can't fault Dr Butler in the upstairs clinic, he's brilliant, he's done 2 operations for me and they were both great. I've had 2 appointments this week and I can't fault them. The receptionist rings me with any cancellations and I've built a relationship with her.
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Anonymous User - Collected By Engagement Team

November 26, 2025

5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic
I chose to go there to have my knee done as the waiting list was shorter than Norwich. I was well looked-after, it was fantastic, I was given all the right information.
I was in for two nights and the food was alright. The new ward for elective surgeries is great, it's all single rooms with en-suite.
I have to give them a five!
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Anonymous User - Collected By Engagement Team

November 5, 2025

5 out of 5 stars

Everybody is so kind
Everybody is so kind, they help you on and off of the bed. They talk to you the whole time and explain everything, and they book appointments ahead of time.
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Anonymous User - Collected By Engagement Team

November 5, 2025

5 out of 5 stars

I can't fault them in anyway
The oncologist checks to see if my tablets are working and if they aren't she'll change them. They're always on time, very friendly, they answer any questions you might have. I can't fault them in anyway.
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Anonymous User - Collected By Engagement Team

November 5, 2025

2 out of 5 stars

Mocked by staff, poor bedside manner, shocking
The staff were mocking me, I was in for 10 nights and I wasn't offered any clothes until the last day. It shocked me, I felt like they weren't believing what I was saying to them. It really surprised me as I've never had a bad experience before. It wasn't even the junior staff, it was the senior members of staff on the ward. Their bedside manner really wasn't nice
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Anonymous User - Collected By Engagement Team

November 5, 2025

5 out of 5 stars

After care is absolutely brilliant
Brilliant, I've had 2 operations and the after care is absolutely brilliant. I have a chest infection and the GP referred me for an urgent X-ray on the Monday and I had the X-ray on Tuesday.
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Anonymous User

November 4, 2025

3 out of 5 stars

Waiting for prostrate biopsy results.
After a poor prostrate PSA test at the doctors I was referred to Kings Lynn. Within a week I had an MRI scan & with two weeks an appointment with the consultant. I was told they have seen anomalies on the scan & recommended a biopsy. With in a week I had the biopsy & was told that it would be around 4-5 weeks for the result to come back from Norwich. After five weeks I rang the prostrate pathway nurse because I was getting more worried each day. They rang back the same day & I was told they meet ... on a Monday to discuss on going treatment & I would hear something within that week. Now coming up to seven weeks after the biopsy still heard nothing. Taking pain killers & reflux tablets daily, worried out of my mind, as its now getting on for two months since the appointment and biopsy, I will have to ring pathway again, to try and get more information to see what’s going on. I understand that they are very busy & up until the biopsy everything was excellent. I have a past history of cancer, how much more of a priority do I need to be. Still hoping and waiting for a good outcome.