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Building better care in the community, including co-ordinated care for frail elderly people and more same-day services at Liskeard Community Hospital, ending the indignity of corridor care and celebrating some amazing award-winning projects are 3 highlights from this month’s Board meeting

Local business owners the Isaias’s hosted a charity night in March to raise funds for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The night was a huge success raising an incredible £19,735.26 for the Spring Intensive Care charity.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have been recognised as regional champions on three categories at this year’s NHS Excellence Awards, celebrating outstanding contributions to patient care, partnership working and service improvement.

Kingsbridge Minor Injury Unit (MIU) will be closed from today, 20 April, for two weeks to allow for refurbishment works to take place. The rest of the hospital at South Hams will be operating as normal.

In October 2025 the Security team at UHP were confronted with a situation involving an armed individual on site at Derriford Hospital. Subsequently awarded bravery certificates, the team of 6 are now sharing their story of how they worked together to disarm the individual and prevent the situation escalating.

Industrial action has been announced by the British Medical Association (BMA) for Resident Doctors from 7am on Tuesday 07 April until Monday 13 April, ending at 7am.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust are proud to be sponsoring the Young Carer Award, one of 17 categories at this year’s awards. The award recognises a young person who has demonstrated exceptional support for others and is open to young people from all backgrounds who have shown support for their peers, friends or relatives that has helped them to cope with the illness or disability of someone they care about.

The Chronic Pain Management team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have officially moved into a new, purpose-designed space at Plymouth Marjon University, marking an exciting new chapter for the service and the patients it supports.

In March’s Board to Ward we share three highlights: Improving care for our most vulnerable babies, Delivering high quality care, Ending Corridor Care.

A planning application has been submitted to Plymouth City Council for a new health development at Colin Campbell Court.