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Healthcare Support Workers at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust will be taking industrial action from 12.01am on Monday 17 June until 11.59pm on Tuesday 18 June.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) now has Marie Curie healthcare assistants (HCAs) working in the Emergency Department (ED).

A team of healthcare assistants (HCAs) from the UKs leading end of life charity, Marie Curie, are now working in the Emergency Department to provide supportive clinical care, emotional support, and a listening ear to ensure that patients are not alone at end of life.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is proud to celebrate Volunteers Week, recognizing the invaluable contributions of our dedicated volunteers who selflessly support our healthcare services. From June 3 to June 9, we join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations in national celebration to acknowledge the remarkable impact that volunteers have on communities across the UK.

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. Highlights from May Board:

We are delighted to announce the appointment of two new Non-Executive Directors and two Associate Non-Executive Directors to our Board.

Colleagues from professions across University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) came together in celebration of healthcare research at the Health and Care Research Conference 2024.

Health and care professionals from across the South West Peninsula were praised for their innovative and impactful research delivery and leadership at a prestigious three-day event last week.

Today we are pleased to share the news that following a competitive process Anthony Hemsley will be joining UHP as the joint Interim Chief Medical Officer

Levi Haines was born fighting: “From a baby he had to deal with so much. The hospital was a second home for us, he must have visited all the departments,” explains his mother, Tracey Tookey. Tracey has continued his fight, deciding to pursue a career as a Health Care Assistant and work on the wards where Levi spent so much of his time.

Research teams from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) are collaborating on a new study that explores the vaginal surgical treatment options for women with pelvic organ prolapse.