About Us

The Diver Clinic in Poole is one of only 7 Diving & Hyperbaric Medicine Units recognised and designated by NHS England, more information about NHS designated Hyperbaric Chambers be found on the NHS England website.

Divers have been accepted for the treatment of decompression illness and other diving injuries at our hyperbaric centre in Poole since 1992. During this time, the hyperbaric team has encountered a vast range of diving related injuries.

In conjunction with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Poole Hospital NHS Trust and South Western Ambulance NHS Trust, divers requiring assistance are transferred to us directly by helicopter. We are registered with the Care Quality Commission as a Category One facility and are able to treat divers with a range of life threatening conditions.

The company has provided the following services to the United Kingdom, Norwegian and Asian Oil Industries since 1984 from its base in the United Kingdom and more recently from Singapore and Vietnam.

We have provided underwater inspection repair and maintenance of oil and gas platforms and associated works, utilising air diving and mixed gas capabilities, providing qualified personnel to manage and carry out work in the above discipline and other related petrochemical disciplines.

Main clients are Chevron UK, Total, Elf Enterprise, Shell UK, Vietnam Petroleum Training Centre and Vietsovpetro.  Contracts have been carried out in association with all the major industry insurers and quality assessors: Lloyd’s Register, DNV and ABS.