Find out about University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP), our values and sustainability goals.
A Regional Specialist Teaching Trust
We are a teaching hospital in partnership with the University of Plymouth, and working with Plymouth Marjon University. As host to the Joint Hospital Group South West (JHG(SW)) in a city with a strong military tradition, we have a tri-service staff of nearly 200 military doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who are fully integrated within our facilities. Find out more about University Hospitals Plymouth
National leaders
We are leading the country in research. We have the biggest number of patients recruited into NIHR clinical trials, making us the country's leading research-active trust.
The CQC found we had made ‘strong improvements' for patients needing urgent and emergency care and we are the most improved hospital trust in the south west for 4-hour performance. We are treating patients who need operations more quickly - in 2025/26 we achieved the target with 65.5% of patients being treated within 18 weeks.
Sustainability at UHP
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) launched its Green Plan, ‘For a
Greener Future’ in December 2020, alongside the declaration of a Climate
Emergency. The Plan outlines the key work streams that will improve sustainability
performance across the Trust over the next five years, and the collaborative
initiatives with partner organisations, such as Plymouth City Council, to contribute to carbon reduction targets by 2030.
