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Members of the public and partners of UHP are invited to the Trust’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 1 August 2024 (10am-12noon).The theme of this year’s AGM is: Creating high quality services to care for our local population.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) are supporting Plymouth Community Homes (PCH) on a ‘digital living lab’ project which will explore the impact of digital health technology within the homes of PCH residents.

The Immunology team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) have been awarded a reaccreditation for Improving Quality in Allergy Services (IQAS)by the Royal College of Physicians.

We wanted to let you know that renewed industrial action has been announced by the British Medical Association (BMA) for Junior Doctors from 7am on Thursday 27 June to 7am on Tuesday 2 July.

We’ve got plenty of good progress to share this month, with particularly good news for patients needing urgent and emergency care, urological problems and those waiting for orthopaedic operations.

Healthcare Support Workers at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust will be taking industrial action from 12.01am on Monday 17 June until 11.59pm on Tuesday 18 June.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) now has Marie Curie healthcare assistants (HCAs) working in the Emergency Department (ED).

A team of healthcare assistants (HCAs) from the UKs leading end of life charity, Marie Curie, are now working in the Emergency Department to provide supportive clinical care, emotional support, and a listening ear to ensure that patients are not alone at end of life.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is proud to celebrate Volunteers Week, recognizing the invaluable contributions of our dedicated volunteers who selflessly support our healthcare services. From June 3 to June 9, we join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations in national celebration to acknowledge the remarkable impact that volunteers have on communities across the UK.

Every month our Board leaders meet in public to assess how we’re doing for the patients and communities we serve, how we’re doing for our staff, our achievements, our challenges with a big focus on what we’re doing to address them and what our plans are for the future. Highlights from May Board:

We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors and two Associate Non-Executive Directors to our Board.