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Last week, players from Plymouth Argyle visited Derriford hospital's Children's wards to spread some festive cheer to patients and staff.

This annual Christmas visit is always a special day for UHP patients, and the players, who bring gifts and much needed joy and excitement to the children on the wards here at Derriford.

Photography students from the Arts University Plymouth Sixth Form have won a competition to have their photos displayed in the new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Colin Campbell Court in Plymouth City Centre.

This month our Board leaders heard about the work of the Sycamore Team, our maternity safeguarding team, and Sarah's story as an example of this. They were also given an update on timely access for patients and work with our partners. We've created a summary of 3 highlights from this month's Board leaders meeting

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust proudly received two accolades from this year's Society and College of Radiographers Radiography Awards.

The Myeloma Team at UHP are delighted to have been accredited and receive national recognition for the service and its commitment to patients living with incurable blood cancer.

Industrial action has been announced by the British Medical Association (BMA) for Resident Doctors from 7am on Friday 14 November to 7am on Wednesday 19 November.

If you visit our Emergency Department (ED), you may notice a few changes. Since our new, on-site Urgent Treatment Centre at the Dartmoor Building opened two months ago, we have seen around 40–50 patients come to the ED with conditions that could be safely treated at UTC Dartmoor.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) and Plymouth Active Leisure (PAL) have joined forces to bring care closer to the community with a five-week prehabilitation hip and knee physiotherapy programme at Plymouth Life Centre.

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.