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Last year, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) appointed an additional nurse to support people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Plymouth, thanks to funding from the MS Trust.

Our Board to Ward update from November 2024: how we are improving timely access to care for patients and how much our patients and their families value our award winning Secret Garden.

A new city-wide strategy is aiming to improve the lives of more than 23,000 people in Plymouth who care for others without being paid.

Unpaid carers look after family or friends who need help and support due to illness, disability, mental health conditions or addiction. This includes young carers, who are under the age of 18

The NHS in Devon has launched local engagement around the 10 Year Health Plan, which will run in parallel with, and support, the national Change NHS campaign.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is celebrating the completion of its newly refurbished Interventional Radiology (IR) rooms, which has also involved an expansion of the department from two to three rooms.

Staff at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust have made considerable improvements for patients arriving as emergencies following a CQC inspection, but they know there is more to do.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has launched a new Hub to significantly improve the cancer care offering to patients across Devon and Cornwall.

We’re excited to share that the launch of the new Young Person’s Patient Council was a big hit! The first session had a great turnout, with young people, carers, and guardians all coming together at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust.

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.