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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is to become the first NHS Trust to implement an open standards approach to electronic health records, which will mean taking a major step towards becoming a wholly digital organisation.

A collection of twelve pieces of artwork have been donated to Derriford Hospital.

University Hospitals Plymouth and Livewell Southwest have taken further steps to improve patient care, support closer working and provide better outcomes for patients.

The Research and Development team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust successfully recruited over 4,000 patients to National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) studies, between April 2017 and March 2018.

From 17 April 2018, University Hospitals Plymouth is taking part in a 70 day challenge to help end Pyjama Paralysis.

The children’s wards at Derriford Hospital were paid a visit by the Easter bunny last week, just in time for the bank holiday weekend.

We are delighted to confirm that NHS Improvement has extended the current term of office of Richard Crompton, as Chairman of University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, to 31 July 2020.

We are delighted to announce that University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHPNT) won in two categories at the Patient Experience Network National (PENN) awards last month.

Derriford Hospital has launched a new dining experience together with Warrens Bakery. The wholesome eatery ‘Goodness at Greens’ offers balanced food choices using many local suppliers and opened the doors to this fresh look on the 3^rd April.

Patients from Plymouth and beyond will benefit from a multi-million pound investment that will create four new interventional radiology theatres at the heart of Derriford Hospital.