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Life-saving lung health checks with an iconic South West backdrop are set to be offered to thousands of smokers and ex-smokers from Plymouth and surrounding areas.

NHS England, the national team for Urological Services and the South West Urology Network visited the new Chestnut Urological Investigation Unit at University Hospitals Plymouth on Friday.  

The teams celebrated the new unit which has capacity for patients to have a scan, biopsy and see a consultant for diagnosis on the same day. There are only two other units in the country with these capabilities.

I wanted to thank you - our local community - for your support during the period Industrial Action and Critical Incident.

Amy Warlow, Clinical Lead Radiographer at UHP, is the first recipient of the Trust’s VIP Awards.

The VIP Awards are an ongoing recognition scheme, created for staff and patients to celebrate and recognise the hard work of our colleagues and what they have done well. 

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is working on the development of a new and improved outpatient pharmacy due to open in Spring 2024.

A brand-new Planned Investigation Unit (PIU) was officially opened on Thursday 14 December by its first patient, Sarah Weeks, a patient of the unit for over 20 years.

Following a public consultation last month, the planning application for the city’s new Community Diagnostic Centre has been submitted to Plymouth City Council for approval.

A brand-new Orthopaedic ward has opened as part of the ongoing University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust site redevelopment.

The new Chestnut Urology Investigation Unit at University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) has opened its doors to patients this week. The services offered in Urology have increased over time and the new location provides sufficient space to significantly increase the level of activity and number of patients who can be treated.

The Sustainability team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) have recently updated the Trust’s plan ‘For a Greener Future’.