Building for the Future News

96-year-old Robert Johns (aka Bob) has been a patient with the Royal Eye Infirmary (REI) since 1932, when he was referred as a 5-year-old to its previous location in the Mutley area of Plymouth. Having been treated for 91 years, he credits the care and treatment he has received over the decades for allowing him to live his life to the full, including having a successful career as an electrical engineer and even for meeting his wife!

The first patients have been seen at the temporary Computed Tomography (CT) scanner which will form part of Plymouth’s new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). The new Diagnostic Centre, located in Plymouth’s West End, will provide wider access to critical diagnostic tests.

University Hospitals Plymouth’s Urology services (the Chestnut Unit) will soon move to its new home with access to extra space and state-of-the-art treatment rooms.

Work is underway on the Derriford Hospital site to redevelop the healthcare estate and make it fit for the future. The scheme of work, ‘Building for the Future’ will take place in a phased way over the next 10 years and will involve new developments as well as relocation of services, creating more space to care.

The garden at the Discharge Assessment Unit (DAU) at Mount Gould has recently been transformed. Nevada Construction, Ward Williams Associates and Co Create Architects spent the day renovating the outdoor space outside Saltram and Lopes wards, making it a more enjoyable space for staff and patients to use.

Last month we shared the news that Plymouth has been announced as a site for one of eight new Community Diagnostic Centres due to open. The new Diagnostic Centre will be located in Plymouth’s West End, helping regenerate the city centre and provide wider access to critical diagnostic tests.

Members of the public and partners of UHP are invited to the Trust’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 28 July 2023.