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The Forever Fred team have raised a fantastic £1,510 for the Snowdrop Appeal by hosting a successful prom and evening wear fashion show last month.

Forever Fred was set up by Joanne and Colin Smith, in memory of their son, Fred Neal Smith, who was sadly born too soon on 29 July 2017.

Today the BBC have reported that we are one of twenty nine NHS Trusts not hitting key performance targets over the last year (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46212058). We issued the following statement in response.

Following a fantastic year of charity collections, PRYZM nightclub in Plymouth has donated £8,260 via their Charitable Trust, Echo, to the Children’s Happy Hospital Fund. The money will be used to purchase an important piece of equipment for the Children’s High Dependency Unit (CDHU) at Derriford Hospital.

University Hospital’s Plymouth and Livewell Southwest welcomed Health Education England National Lead for Nursing Associates, Sam Donohue, yesterday to hear from our amazing Trainee Nursing Associates. 

Children and Staff at Derriford hospital need your help to create a beautiful underwater-themed extension to the children’s Emergency Department.

Kelsall Steele Investment Services (KSIS) have raised £5,440 for the Neuro-Surgical Unit at University Hospitals Plymouth.

The Neurology team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust are working hard to not only improve services for patients who suffer with chronic migraines, but also to raise awareness of cluster headaches.

In June of last year, Mark ‘Simmo’ Simmons was only able to run ten steps after being involved in at accident at Falmouth Docks. Last month, he ran over 14,000 steps, completing the Plymouth 10k race in an impressive 56 minutes.

71-year-old Rosie McMillan recently completed a daring wing-walk to raise money for the Cardiothoracic Department at Derriford Hospital.

Plymouth Hospitals Charity has received some incredibly generous donations recently from members of the community. We would like to say a huge ‘thank you’ to those who have given up their time to raise money for important causes across the hospital.