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A group of patients at Derriford Hospital are taking on the Plymouth 10k challenge on Sunday 6 October in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity.

The group will be joined by Lucy Figg, who has been part of the Teenage and Young Adult cancer service in the South West for two years.

On Wednesday 30^th October, University Hospitals Plymouth is hosting a South West GIRFT Symposium Workshop.

There will be a GIRFT programme update from Professor Tim Briggs and updates from clinical projects across the Trust.

Bracken Ward has undergone a 12-bed expansion thanks to the generosity of the Plymouth and District Leukaemia Fund (PDLF).

The expansion was officially opened earlier this month. Finance Director, Sarah Brampton, joined ward staff and patients in thanking PDLF for their ongoing support.

Derriford Hospital has launched a new service for adults who have autism to improve access to hospital services. It is currently the only specialist service for people with higher-functioning autism in an acute hospital setting in Devon.

Sean Jennings from Cornwall has been sharing his experience living with chronic pain. In a film from NHS England, he explains how the pain management programme at the Plymouth Pain Management Centre turned his life around.

Here are some of the things you can do to help keep our Emergency Department free to treat the most urgent and critical cases.

The SplashED appeal has raised over £14,000 for the new Paediatric Emergency Department at Derriford Hospital.

The appeal has had many generous supporters who have given up their time and come up with innovative ideas to raise money. Widewell Primary School held a pre-loved book fayre, a Christmas market and held school discos throughout the year, raising a total of £250.

A team of Plymouth patients are celebrating their achievements at the recent British Transplant Games, having won a mixture of gold, silver and bronze medals.

During July, the Trust’s newest MRI scanner unit welcomed its first patient through its doors.

Emily Bailey from Bristol has successfully completed a 300 mile cycle from London to Paris (despite a record-breaking heat wave) to raise funds for Plymouth Hospitals Charity.

Emily has chosen for the funds raised to go to the Mustard Tree Cancer Support Centre at Derriford Hospital. She credits the Mustard Tree for supporting her mum when she was undergoing chemotherapy treatment.