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We would like to reassure you that we are coping well with the current situation and we have put in place measures to prevent the risk of patients contracting coronavirus. Please don't be worried. Attend your hospital appointments. We are here for you.

Specialist Senior Sister in the Intensive Care Rehabilitation Team at University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP), Kate Tantam, has shared her experience of the kindness she’s experienced during the COVID-19 outbreak.

As of Thursday 23 April from 08:00am, the ‘Minors’ department of Derriford Hospital will move to Nuffield Hospital, across the road from the main hospital site.

Here our #TeamClearbook clap for patient Sue, as she leaves hospital having been cared for with COVID-19. She is one of >80 patients with confirmed COVID-19 who we have cared for and discharged.

Due to the current situation, many face to face outpatient appointments have had to be rescheduled. In order to improve our reach and care for patients, UHP has launched video consultations for some of our clinics.

In the face of COVID-19, former and retired NHS employees have been asked to return to work to support their local teams through unprecedented times.

At University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) we have been fortunate enough to have had over 100 former and retired colleagues sign up to help fight against COVID-19 and provide the best possible care for our patients.