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After extensive groundwork preparation, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is pleased to announce the start of construction works for the Plymouth Community Diagnostic Centre in Colin Campbell Court.

Parking charges at Devon hospitals have been reviewed so that the public and patients pay the same amount at paying sites across the county.

Our AGM was a great opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed, acknowledge the challenges that we have faced and celebrate the achievements and improvements which we often don’t get the chance to do, working day to day.

Some positive progress to report on the way we have started to improve care for patients who arrive as emergencies as well as some really moving stories from patients in this month’s edition. Please be aware that this contains personal information about baby loss which some readers may find upsetting. Also - an update to public car parking charges.

A gynaecological surgical team at Derriford Hospital has reached the milestone of carrying out 200 robotic gynaecological surgeries. Earlier this year, the team recently carried out 12 hysterectomies over one weekend of intensive surgery, using a robotic approach. DaVinci robotic surgery has been introduced into the gynaecology department over the last two years, and has proved to have many benefits in terms of patient care and surgical capability, as well as time and cost benefits for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP).

Teams from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) performed the first Electromagnetic Navigational Bronchoscopy (ENB) biopsy case in Devon and Cornwall, and the first case in the UK which incorporated digital fluoroscopic navigation.

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.

The Infection Prevention and Management team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust were in the spotlight last month, as part of a national campaign to underline the importance of clinical audit and quality improvement in enhancing patient care.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) is working with a telehealth company to deliver digital prehabilitaiton (‘prehab’) services to liver patients across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset.

We wanted to let you know that a second round of industrial action has been announced by UNISON, which concerns Healthcare Support Workers (HCSW) at the Trust.