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October has been a busy month for all of our teams but heralded some excitement with the development of new services and key achievements. In particular, some community initiatives that are aimed at reducing the impact on our inpatient services. The Board also heard, in our ‘Staff Story’ segment, of an initiative our Wellbeing team has been pursuing in tandem with Devon and Cornwall Food Action with a target of combatting food waste in the region and supporting affordable meals for our colleagues at UHP. 

All in this month’s Board to Ward…

A pilot project at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) aimed at supporting care close to home and reducing unnecessary patient admissions to the Emergency Department launched today – a new X-Ray car service which will take the X-Ray to the patient. 

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has won two awards at the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA), which is the first and only awards programme in the country to recognise best practice in patient experience across all facets of health and social care.

Four Parkinson’s patients at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) are now benefitting from a new commercially available treatment, after being part of the clinical trial to test its safety and effectiveness. 

Dr Mark Perry, Consultant Rheumatologist at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) and Senior Tutor at Peninsula Medical School, University of Plymouth, is helping rheumatology patients take control of their care thanks to a new patient-initiated follow-up toolkit.

The New Hospital Programme is preparing to host its first ever South West ‘Meet the Contractor’ event on Thursday 7 November 2024 in Plymouth. The event will focus on upcoming supplier opportunities with University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

Anna Wilson, Lead Cancer Nurse Practitioner at UHP has been presented UHP’s VIP Award.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust’s Emergency Department has been recognised as going ‘above and beyond’ for its efforts in making the department more sustainable, receiving a bronze accreditation for their work. 

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust are making great progress on the construction of the Dartmoor Building which will be the new home for a number of services the hospital provides including a new Urgent Treatment Centre and the relocation of the Fracture Clinic.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is launching a Young Persons' Patient Council and is celebrating by hosting a launch event.