Divers Emergency Service (DES-UK) run a free 24 hour national Diving Accident Helpline, staffed by experienced supervisors and diving doctors based at Whipps Cross Hospital in London. Any diver who suspects they have decompression illness should call our number immediately and our staff will discuss symptoms and put them through them to their nearest appropriate chamber for NHS funded treatment where necessary, all in one call.
EMERGENCY 24 HOUR HELPLINE NUMBER 07 999 292 999
Our London hyperbaric chamber is London’s leading medical facility with a modern multiplace recompression chamber for diving accidents. We provide medical advice and NHS funded treatment to professional and recreational SCUBA divers suffering from decompression illness (treatment for the bends or DCI).
The East of England Hyperbaric Unit is part of the DES-UK group with a recompression chamber located in Great Yarmouth which is staffed by a highly qualified team.
Both our chambers provide a one-stop-shop for medical advice, all diving medicals, treatment for DCI, dry dives (chamber dives) and educational courses. Our team consists of qualified, competent and diver-friendly professionals. All supervisors and most nurses and doctors are active divers.
This website includes information about decompression illness, avoiding it, symptoms and treatment of the bends. You can also browse all the courses, book a medical or a dry dive and learn about our team. We have an active community and encourage you to join our facebook page, follow us on Twitter and read our blog, all of which will allow you to chat directly to us and post your comments and questions.
We are here when you need us!
‘The Royal Navy Institute of Naval Medicine provides a hot-line for divers, diving information and diving accident treatment. The number to call is 07831 151 523.
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