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In June’s Board to Ward we share three highlights: Investing in services for patients, Listening and learning from Hector’s story and Reasons to be proud.

Plymouth’s new Community Diagnostic Centre has opened its doors today, welcoming the first patients to the state-of-the-art facility.

The Plymouth Community Diagnostic Centre (PCDC) has been officially opened by Luke Pollard MP and University Hospitals NHS Trust colleagues, marking a major milestone in improving access to diagnostic services for local people.

A new extension to the Plymouth Oncology Centre (POC) at Derriford Hospital has been officially opened by the Sparks family and Plymouth Argyle Football Club’s Kevin Nancekivell, in memory of the late BBC Radio Devon presenter and Argyle commentator, Gordon Sparks.

18 years ago, Matt Higman was a patient at Derriford Hospital, fighting for his life after a sudden brain haemorrhage. Inspired by the team who cared for him, Matt decided to change his career to join the NHS and is now the Lead Radiotherapy Engineer at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP).

Former patient Craig Bibby paid a visit to the Radiotherapy team at Derriford Hospital to celebrate a decade since his all-clear, following treatment after a tumour was discovered on his tonsil.

A new volunteer student placement programme has launched between University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) and Plymouth Marjon University, enabling aspiring journalists to gain hands-on experience within the NHS.

Patients across Plymouth and the surrounding areas are set to benefit from faster, safer and more advanced heart care, following the completion of a major refurbishment of the cardiac catheterisation laboratories (cath labs).

A Plymouth-based consultant in Intensive Care has been appointed as the joint Health and Care Medical Director, for the research arm of the NHS in the south west peninsula.