Latest News

Karen Savva-Irwin, a Clinical Educator at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), is changing the way healthcare colleagues learn thanks to a new game called PAIR-UP.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is pleased to announce the opening of the new Bigbury Orthopaedic Surgical Suite. The new surgical suite is now fully operational and saw its first patients go through the three dedicated elective orthopaedic theatres in June.

Thanks to the incredible commitment of our staff, we’re making some great progress for patients. We’ve reduced waits for patients arriving as emergencies and drastically reduced ambulance delays. Our Board also heard from the family of a patient with learning disability – hearing both praise and where things could have been better and we’ve got some great news about a new Major Trauma Ward.

Following the announcement of the New Hospital Programme Review, as outlined by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 29 July 2024, the Terms of Reference for the review have now been agreed with the Chief Secretary of HM Treasury. The paper details which schemes will form part of the review and includes Derriford Hospital’s new Urgent and Emergency Care Facility.

Last week, NHS staff across the South West celebrated the remarkable achievements of staff and volunteers who have won regional categories in this year's NHS Parliamentary Awards, after being nominated by their local MPs.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is creating space for the new Urgent and Emergency Care Facility as Plym Theatres close.

In a statement to the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves set out a review of the national New Hospital Programme, which Derriford Hospital’s Urgent and Emergency Care Facility is part of.

Patients with liver disease will be treated in a brand new state-of-the-art space thanks to the refurbishment of the South West Liver Unit by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

We have extended the term of office of Mark Hackett as our Interim Chief Executive. Mark, who joined in April, has agreed to stay on for up to 18 months, longer than the original planned six months.

Over the last few days we have seen deplorable violence and intimidation in towns and cities across the UK. Many colleagues may have seen or heard the horrifying actions, and last night this spread to our city of Plymouth. On behalf of the board at UHP, we wholeheartedly condemn the deliberate acts of violence that have taken place and we want to make a clear statement about our values and behaviours as an organisation.