Appointment of Interim Chief Executive at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
We pleased to share that we have appointed Mark Hackett as our Interim Chief Executive.
Read " Appointment of Interim Chief Executive a…"We pleased to share that we have appointed Mark Hackett as our Interim Chief Executive.
Read " Appointment of Interim Chief Executive a…"Experts at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) and sites across the south west are using state of the art Artificial Intelligence tools to see if brain scans and other medical tests can be used to accurately predict whether someone will have a stroke in the future.
Read " Experts at UHP are investigating whether…"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.
Read " From Board to Ward – March 2024…"Around 300 people, including patients from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), will be part of the new trial funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Read " Promise trial supporting liver disease p…"The NHS in Devon is taking standard precautionary measures to ensure capacity is available to support the multi-agency response to the unexploded bomb in Plymouth. In order to support the ongoing preparedness agencies take during a major incident, we need to preserve the Emergency Department at University Hospitals Plymouth for life threatening conditions only today.
Read " Update on Major Incident in Plymouth: Pl…"This is a precautionary action so the system can take the necessary steps in response to the unexploded bomb in Plymouth, which has been declared as a major incident led by the police.
Read " NHS Devon has declared a critical incide…"Planned industrial action is due to take place involving junior doctors. The action will run from 7am on Saturday 24 February until 11:59pm on Wednesday 28 February.
Read " Industrial Action: renewed Junior Doctor…"We were delighted to welcome Professor Sir Stephen Powis, NHS England National Medical Director, Dr David Hargroves (National Clinical Director for Stroke Medicine), Dr Nigel Acheson (Devon ICB Medical Director), Dr Michael Marsh and members of the South West Regional Medical Directorate to visit UHP today to look at the Stroke Care we provide for the people of Plymouth and the Peninsula in the first of a number of national visits.
Read " Professor Sir Stephen Powis Visit…"A pharmacy pilot in Devon recently featured in the winter 2024 national pharmaceutical journal, PM Healthcare Journal. The project has been led by Vicky Webb, Independent Prescribing Clinical Lead at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.
Read " Trainee independent prescriber supervisi…"University Hospitals Plymouth is pleased to announce plans to build a new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and Fracture Clinic.
The new UTC will be in addition to the Cumberland Centre located in Devonport, Plymouth and the Tavistock and Kingsbridge Minor Injury Units and will help to reduce footfall and take the pressure off the main Derriford Emergency Department, improving the care delivered to patients.
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