Nominations have opened for the Plymouth Youth Awards, a ceremony dedicated to honouring exceptional young people from across the city. Taking place on 20 June 2024, the awards will recognise individuals up to the age of 18, who are making a positive impact in their community.
Read " Plymouth Youth Awards…"University Hospitals Plymouth’s Urology services (the Chestnut Unit) will soon move to its new home with access to extra space and state-of-the-art treatment rooms.
Work is underway on the Derriford Hospital site to redevelop the healthcare estate and make it fit for the future. The scheme of work, ‘Building for the Future’ will take place in a phased way over the next 10 years and will involve new developments as well as relocation of services, creating more space to care.
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Dr Nikitas Nikitas, a Consultant from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has been recognised for his contribution to intensive care clinical research.
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The garden at the Discharge Assessment Unit (DAU) at Mount Gould has recently been transformed. Nevada Construction, Ward Williams Associates and Co Create Architects spent the day renovating the outdoor space outside Saltram and Lopes wards, making it a more enjoyable space for staff and patients to use.
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Blooming Well’s Sheepstor base, on Dartmoor, is celebrating a year full of tending and growing. The therapeutic horticulture programme, designed to support cancer patients in their recovery, is delivered free to participants as part of the Mustard Tree’s personalised care in cancer provision.
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Last month we shared the news that Plymouth has been announced as a site for one of eight new Community Diagnostic Centres due to open. The new Diagnostic Centre will be located in Plymouth’s West End, helping regenerate the city centre and provide wider access to critical diagnostic tests.
Read " Update on Plymouth’s new Community Diagn…"Members of the public and partners of UHP are invited to the Trust’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 28 July 2023.
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Three leaders of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) visited Derriford Hospital on the eve of the NHS 75 birthday. They visited Erme and Honeyford wards and engaged with registered nurses and midwives working in the hospital in a round-table event.
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Two new wards were officially opened on Friday 16 June as part of the new Discharge Assessment Unit at Mount Gould Hospital, being run jointly by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) and Livewell Southwest.
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Plymouth has been announced as a site for one of eight new Community Diagnostic Centres due to open. The new Diagnostic Centre will be located in Plymouth’s West End, helping regenerate the city centre and provide wider access to critical diagnostic tests.
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