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University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) are celebrating the recent landmark of leading the way in clinical research. 

Recently, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) ran clinical trials with 33,374 patients being recruited from UHP. This currently ranks the Trust in first place for our NIHR regional reporting metrics, and in second place nationally, just behind Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, based in London.

Every year University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) host the Learning Disability and Autism Awards to celebrate staff who go above and beyond in their every day clinical practice to support people with learning disabilities or who are autistic.

Chris Wolff, a Geriatrics and General Medicine Registrar at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), has been selected for the Advanced Clinical Training Fellowship in Parkinson’s 2025.

In April’s Board to Ward we share three highlights to demonstrate progress, decisions made and share in a transparent way some key developments and learning:

1.   Leading the way with research including a patient’s experience of being part of a clinical research trial
2. Celebrating good news on infection control and more choice for young people
3. Emergency Care Building coming on at pace

As of 1 May 2025, the Paediatric ED has relocated and pedestrian walk-ins will need to enter the building via the Main Entrance at the front of Derriford Hospital.

All minors (under 16) will need to be brought through the main entrance doors. Please then follow the red signs directing you to the Paediatric Emergency Department.

University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) has re-signed their commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant. This is a promise that the Trust acknowledges and understands that those who have served in the armed forces, including their families, should be treated with fairness and respect in the communities, economy and society that they serve.

From 1 May 2025, the cost of parking at Derriford Hospital is increasing for those who pay. The income from parking goes directly to the Trust and helps support our car parks and services, and prices are reviewed and updated regularly to ensure we cover our costs. The changes bring our tariff in-line with other Trusts in Devon.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have reached a milestone with the construction of the Plymouth Community Diagnostic Centre. This state-of-the-art facility, spanning 3 floors, is set to provide high quality diagnostic testing for our patients in Plymouth and the surrounding areas.

The south west’s major trauma centre and acute specialist hospital at Derriford will benefit from a new, state-of-the-art Emergency Care Building after the Department of Health and Social Care rubber-stamped funding for the project.  

Sarah Saxby, Transformation Midwife at University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP), is at the forefront of maternity care innovation, ensuring comprehensive, personalised support for women and birthing people. Her commitment to service improvement and patient-centred care has now earned her national recognition through the prestigious Chief Midwifery Officer Silver Award, presented by Kate Brintworth, Chief Midwifery Officer for England.