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There has been some change at UHP over the last month – we’ve welcomed new colleagues and said goodbye to others at board level, more patients are attending our new Urgent Treatment Centre on-site in the Dartmoor Building, and we’ve been recognised nationally for some advancements to patient care.

Patients in the Paediatric Children’s Emergency Department will benefit from the donation of two Buzzy Devices. A Buzzy, is a bee-shaped tool that uses vibration and cold to distract children and reduce needle pain, helping to make medical procedures less distressing for young patients.

Lachlan, Chair of our Young Persons Patient Council, reflects on the 1st birthday.

As part of the New Hospital Programe, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is delighted that plans to expand Derriford Hospital’s urgent and emergency care pathways began today as we marked the beginning of construction of the new Emergency Care Building.

Today we celebrated the official opening of the Dartmoor Building at Derriford Hospital. The Dartmoor Building, which houses the new Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), will soon also become home to other key hospital services such as the Fracture Clinic, Main Outpatients and Pre-operative assessment. The new, state-of-the-art building was officially opened today by Fred Thomas MP and UHP colleagues, Sally Fletcher, Linda Fulford, Roly Cawaing and Helen Anderson.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has become the first in the UK to treat patients with a new technology for vascular disease.

This month our Board leaders heard from Ben, who is autistic, about what helps him access and receive hospital care. Ben’s experience was welcomed and listened to intently as was a wider update from Saoirse and Ali from the Learning Disability and Autism Liaison team. The meeting also heard how we’re doing for patients needing urgent and emergency care, diagnostic tests and stroke thrombectomy as well as our plans for winter. We’ve created a summary of 3 highlights from this month’s Board leaders meeting. 

The Royal Eye Infirmary (REI) in Plymouth is celebrating an exciting advancement in surgical training thanks to generous funding from the REI League of Friends and innovation funding from Health Education England.

A topping out ceremony was held yesterday to celebrate the structural completion of the new Plymouth Community Diagnostic Centre at Colin Campbell Court.

The ceremony marked the building reaching its highest point, a significant milestone in the delivery of the £22 million project. Staff and representatives involved in the development were joined by colleagues from construction partner BAM, commissioning body NHS England, alongside local MPs and Plymouth City Councillors, to mark the occasion.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and NHS Devon are introducing a major improvement to the way patients have their blood tests at Windsor House. From 6 October 2025, we’re introducing a new online booking system through SwiftQueue to make your experience quicker and easier.