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It’s an exciting time at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, with a number of large building projects starting work and some nearing completion. With so much going on, it can be hard to keep track of what exactly is happening and where, so here’s a helpful update.

Chief Executive Mark Hackett said: “We welcome the NHS 10 Year Health Plan, published today. We would like to thank all those people – our staff, volunteers, patients, carers and the public – who engaged with us around the shaping of the national plan. We worked with partners across Devon and heard many moving, personal experiences, interesting insights, people’s hopes and fears for the NHS and we gathered and fed all these in to help form this national plan.  We are also using that insight to help us shape local plans for the future.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is pleased to announce the receipt of over £1.8 million in grant funding from the Department of Health and Social Care. This investment is designated for essential ventilation system enhancements in two key areas: the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Postbridge Ward.

A recent study of air pollution levels in and around Derriford Hospital has contributed towards University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust’s objective of an ‘excellent’ score in the Clean Air Hospital Framework, as set out in its Green Plan.

UHP won the “Improving Urgent and Emergency Care through Digital” category at this year’s HSJ Digital Awards, where they were recognised for their mobile x-ray service.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is proud to announce the successful launch of its first-ever Youth Recruitment Panel, a pioneering pilot project designed to embed the voices of young people into the heart of recruitment processes.

In June’s Board to Ward we share three highlights.

Over the past year, we have improved key services, working through significant challenges.

Surgical wards at UHP have had improvements made to their bathrooms to help patients with stomas maintain their independence thanks to patient feedback.

Neil Macdonald has been appointed as the new Chief Executive for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust following an open and competitive recruitment process. He will join us on Monday 6 October 2025.