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Anna Wilson, Lead Cancer Nurse Practitioner at UHP has been presented UHP’s VIP Award.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust’s Emergency Department has been recognised as going ‘above and beyond’ for its efforts in making the department more sustainable, receiving a bronze accreditation for their work. 

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust are making great progress on the construction of the Dartmoor Building which will be the new home for a number of services the hospital provides including a new Urgent Treatment Centre and the relocation of the Fracture Clinic.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is launching a Young Persons' Patient Council and is celebrating by hosting a launch event.

Following the announcement of the New Hospital Programme Review, as outlined by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 29 July 2024, the Terms of Reference for the review have now been agreed with the Chief Secretary of HM Treasury. The paper details which schemes will form part of the review and includes Derriford Hospital’s new Urgent and Emergency Care Facility.

Last week, NHS staff across the South West celebrated the remarkable achievements of staff and volunteers who have won regional categories in this year's NHS Parliamentary Awards, after being nominated by their local MPs.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is creating space for the new Urgent and Emergency Care Facility as Plym Theatres close.

In a statement to the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves set out a review of the national New Hospital Programme, which Derriford Hospital’s Urgent and Emergency Care Facility is part of.

Patients with liver disease will be treated in a brand new state-of-the-art space thanks to the refurbishment of the South West Liver Unit by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

We have extended the term of office of Mark Hackett as our Interim Chief Executive. Mark, who joined in April, has agreed to stay on for up to 18 months, longer than the original planned six months.