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. BAM Construction has been appointed to deliver the new Centre which will be built with sustainability in mind with the aim of reducing the impact of the building on the environment....
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is working on the development of a new and improved outpatient pharmacy due to open in Spring 2024.
The new pharmacy will double in size when it moves to a new location adjacent to Derriford hospital’s on-site Costa Coffee shop in the multistorey car park building.
Chief Pharmacist & Clinical Director of Medicines Optimisation,...
A new telephone clinic has been developed at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) to help patients who present at their GPs with breast pain.
Breast pain is the most common breast-related complaint in primary care and approximately 70% of females will experience breast pain at some point in their lives. Patients can experience breast pain for several reasons, but breast pain...
With skin cancer in the Southwest region on the rise University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has teamed up with local MP Luke Pollard to talk about his skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, and to raise awareness about prevention and symptoms.
Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world and it can come in several forms. These include basal cell carcinoma, squamous...
The international recruitment team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) have become the second trust in the region to achieve the NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award for international nurses and midwives.
The award was created in 2022 and is given to trusts who meet a set standard of pastoral care set by NHS England.
Darryl Newman, Nursing and Clinical Professions...
Cassie Rogers and Bex Clarke, from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), were recently shortlisted for the Neonatal Nurses Association (NNA) Team of the Year award.
The Plymouth NICU cares for babies born in Plymouth and other hospitals in the south west region who are born much earlier than expected (preterm) or who require...
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) has entered a partnership with local hospital hotel charity, Hearts Together, to provide home from home accommodation for parents and families of patients caring for premature or sick babies in the NICU.
The NICU, which is based at Derriford Hospital, cares for babies from around the Devon and...
Dr Somnath Bagchi, a Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine at the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), has been nominated for a Make a Difference award with BBC Radio Devon thanks to his work during the pandemic.
Make a Difference was started during the lockdown as an audio and virtual noticeboard, supported by local BBC radio stations, to offer help and support to...
Miloš Stankovic, who works at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), is taking on a 725km solo hike through the Grande Traversée des Alpes to raise money for Veterans Aid.
A veteran himself, Miloš served over 20 years in the 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment of the British Army before retiring as a Major. However, at the end of 2020 he joined UHP as part of the mass...
At the start of January, the national oesophago-gastric cancer audit was published for the period of April 2017 to March 2020. The audit found that University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) had continued to be better than the national average across many areas of oesophago-gastric cancer care.
Throughout the period covered by the report, UHP delivered the second largest number of...
