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The Child Development Centre at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has unveiled its new look after teaming up with students from the University of Plymouth to improve the aesthetic of the centre.

Thursday 5 October marked the launch of the innovative Careers Hub, which sees University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), Livewell Southwest and City College Plymouth work together to enhance students’ access to job opportunities within healthcare and the NHS.

The new REI (Royal Eye Infirmary) celebrated a grand opening on 18 October. People with eye conditions in Devon and Cornwall and the surrounding areas can now access the brand-new state-of-the-art facility.

The Snowdrop Suite at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) was officially opened today.

A pink planter has been unveiled outside Derriford Hospital to help raise awareness for the importance of breast screening. The planter, which was unveiled on Monday 9 October to coincide with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, was made possible thanks to help and support from The Primrose Foundation, Denholm Industrial Services and Nevada Construction.

96-year-old Robert Johns (aka Bob) has been a patient with the Royal Eye Infirmary (REI) since 1932, when he was referred as a 5-year-old to its previous location in the Mutley area of Plymouth. Having been treated for 91 years, he credits the care and treatment he has received over the decades for allowing him to live his life to the full, including having a successful career as an electrical engineer and even for meeting his wife!

This is the letter we have shared today with our medical colleagues regarding the incident.

Our hospital is extremely busy, and we have seen a large number of attendances to our Emergency Department. If you need medical help and advice the 111 phone or online service can refer into Emergency Departments or direct to Urgent Treatment Centres/Minor Injury Units if needed. However, always call 999 in a life-threatening emergency.

The University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust’s (UHP) Pharmacy team have been working hard to reduce the amount of single use plastics they generate to improve their carbon footprint and limit their impact on the environment.

The first patients have been seen at the temporary Computed Tomography (CT) scanner which will form part of Plymouth’s new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). The new Diagnostic Centre, located in Plymouth’s West End, will provide wider access to critical diagnostic tests.