The Hospital at Rye – Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital

Memorial Hospital

Welcome to

Rye, Winchelsea & District

Please note that the Hospital at Rye does not have an A&E facility.

If you require immediate emergency attention:
Please call 999

Appointments by referral

NHS patients will be admitted to the ward by referral only following an assessment.

All outpatient appointments are made through referral from a healthcare professional.

Please do not contact the hospital directly as we will not be able to arrange your appointment.

Opening times

Please note that due to the NHS Protected Mealtime service, no visitors can attend meal times without making a prior arrangement with the nurse in charge. Visitors can make use of the hospital reception area during meal times.

Visiting hours:10:00 - 20:00

Lunch:12:30 - 13.30

Our Journey to Carbon Neutral

Asset Upgrade and Decarbonisation

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Welcome to Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital

Our mission is to bring services closer to home for the benefit of our community

Our pioneering healthcare complex offers intermediate medical care for the community over five sites:

University of Birmingham Report

In 2017 Rye Hospital was delighted to be selected as one of nine UK community hospitals engaged in a national study for the National Institute for Health Research to understand the level of services offered and its role and engagement with our local community.

See the report

Eye Screening

Audiology

Physiotherapy

Community Midwives

Heart Failure

Bladder & Bowel

AAA

Pelvic Health Physiotherapy

Falls Prevention

Mental Health

Podiatry

Dietetics

Clinics >>

We have a variety of clinical practitioners offering a wide range of services here at the hospital.

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Fundraising for 2025
£15000 target

Testimonials

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All the staff work extremely hard through they are often short staffed. They are polite and courteous to us all and put our needs first.

Name cannot be disclosed

Patient (30 June 2025)

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[The] Service and care has been brilliant, nothing was too much trouble, like a big family all mucking in to help each other.

Name cannot be disclosed

Patient (9 July 2025)

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A very big thank you to all the staff for their care, patience and kindness … I had a good time in Rye.

Name cannot be disclosed

Patient (20 July 2025)

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My care was outstanding and my needs were well cared for.

Name cannot be disclosed

Patient (27 July 2025)

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Thank you to staff and reception who helped me when I was taken ill on a visit to Rye. An ambulance was called. I am now doing fine.

Val (from New Malden)

Visitor

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Thank you for helping me to get strong and walk in a very happy environment and helping me to get home with my husband and family.

Joan Kearn

Patient

The Board

Jacky Dudfield
Vice Chair of the Board, Chair of the Friends and Fundraising Committee and Chair of the Liaison Committee
Before retirement was a Nurse Consultant at the Department of Health. Nurse and midwife with national and international experience. Family connections with Rye for 45 years and a resident in Brede/Iden for 22 years.
Dr Rob Mc Neilly
Board Member since 2020
General Practitioner in Battle and Robertsbridge (until his retirement in March 2021) and Joint Clinical Director of Rother Primary Care Network. Medical training at Westminster Medical School and Exeter University. In 1989 first joined the Oldwood Surgery & Battle Health Centre (until 2000), the practice commenced by his uncle and father, returning in 2006. Lives in Winchelsea.
Dr Mahendra Kondagari
Board Member since 2019
Medical degree from India, GP training in Hastings, dermatology degree from Cardiff university. Currently working as GP at Rye Medical Centre and community Dermatologist working at both Rye Hospital and Conquest Hospital.
Sarah Webb
Member of the Finance & Governance Committee
Retired Solicitor having worked in London for many years, specialising in Defamation, Privacy and Data Protection. Moved to Rye in 2022 having lived in Kent and East Sussex for the last 35 years.
Rosy Clarke
Member of the Friends and Fundraising Committee
A resident of Rye, a retired Dental Hygienist with a background in the criminal justice system as a Magistrate and an Independent Monitoring Board Member of a prison where she chaired and fundraised for a charity that supported the rehabilitation of offenders. A very keen personal supporter of the development of the Charity’s care home project.
Richard Bisson
Chair since December 2024, Chair of Finance & Governance Committee
A career in the fund management industry, latterly as Chief Executive of Nomura Asset Management UK. Trustee of Rye Golf Club. Living in Icklesham since 2005.
Martyn Phillips
Chairman of the Property Committee
Forty one year career in property and facilities management, including Head of Facilities
Management for the BBC (England and Scotland), Operations Director at Land Securities Trillium,
Divisional Managing Director (Corporate Services & Operational Development) at Carillion Services,
independent consultancy and most recently Chief Operating Officer of RWDMH Ltd until September
2022. Family connection with Rye since 1980.
Jeremy Maynard
Joined the Board in 2025
Business career as director and chairman of several private and public companies in the FMCG and food manufacturing sectors. Has lived in the Rye area since 2010.