As part of National Transplant Week, Derriford Hospital's transplant team will be handing out 2,000 bracelets today (Saturday 13 July) at Frankfort Gate, Plymouth with the aim of creating a viral message to encourage people to proactively sign the organ donor register.
Led by former transplant patients and staff from the South West Transplant Centre, based at Derriford Hospital in...
A one-off Question Time-style event allowing the public to ask questions about the Care Quality Commission’s report into Derriford will be set up, the Chair of the Caring Plymouth Scrutiny Panel today announced.
The healthcare watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), issued a formal warning to Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust after an investigation into eight serious patient safety...
The healthcare watchdog, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has issued a formal warning to Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust after an investigation into eight serious patient safety incidents in the past year at Derriford Hospital.
A planned inspection by the CQC was brought forward following a series of 'never events' - serious patient incidents so called because they should never happen...
Raising money to support the acute stroke unit on Burrator Ward at Derriford hospital, Sarah Bradbury took on the challenge of this year’s Plymouth Half Marathon.
After her husband Steve suffered a stroke last November, she was inspired to take part and raise money to thank the staff on Burrator Ward who supported him through several weeks of recovery.
Patients, relatives and friends will mark Action Mesothelioma Day on Friday 5 July with a special event in memory of patients affected by mesothelioma at Saltram House.
Organised by the South West Mesothelioma Group, based at the Macmillan Mustard Tree Cancer Support Centre at Derriford Hospital, anyone affected by asbestos related mesothelioma is welcome to attend the event where...
To mark the introduction of a new menu at Derriford Hospital, patients, visitors, staff and the public were offered free samples in the main entrance earlier this month.
After a recent review by the Trusts Patient Feeding Group, the hospital developed the new menu from scratch with a view to a offering a selection of food that better meets the needs of patients.
A man has died at Derriford Hospital after getting into difficulty swimming in the water off Beesands Beach, near Kingsbridge in South Devon.
A police spokesperson said that they attended the scene at approximately 12.30pm on Saturday 15 June 2013, after receiving a report that a male swimmer had been brought ashore unconscious.
Staff from Stonehouse Ward will be holding a coffee morning on Saturday 22 June to raise money for Devon Freewheelers.
The charity coffee morning will be held at the Derriford Health and Leisure Centre on Saturday 22 June between 10am and 2pm and everyone is welcome for tea, coffee, cakes and to take a chance with a raffle.
Going the extra mile for this year’s Staff Cup Challenge, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust's Finance Team, led by Aretha Zachlod, Category Buyer raised a staggering £1,133 for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Derriford Hospital through sponsorship for their Plymouth Half Marathon efforts.
For one member of the team Jon Fox, Purchasing Systems Supervisor and his wife Nicola,...
