A selection of high chairs and desks have been kindly donated to our children’s wards at Derriford Hospital.
The Freemasons have supported many wards throughout the hospital over the years and for the last 18 months have donated many items, including microwaves, toys, buggies and much more to Level 12.
Sue Rodgers, Play Specialist Team Leader, said: “The donation of high chairs...
Derriford Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) have organised an incubator push on Saturday 30th May; hospital staff, parents and friends will be pushing an incubator from Plymouth City Centre to Derriford Hospital, covering approximately 10 miles, to raise funds for the ‘Keep Me Close’ campaign.
The campaign is aiming to raise £2 million to redevelop a new area of the...
Family and friends of Sam Bishop paid a special visit to Penrose Intensive Care Unit last week (Thursday 30 April), to generously donate five iPads to the unit and to thank staff for the care he had received whilst staying at Derriford Hospital.
In July 2014, Sam spent almost six weeks on Penrose, before being moved to Burrator Ward and then to Mount Gould Hospital.
A group of volunteers from Salisbury Road Baptist Church have kindly donated £1,000 to Torrington Intensive Care Unit.
In 2014, Elaine Giles underwent heart surgery and had to stay in Derriford Hospital for nine days. During this time, she stayed on Torrington Intensive Care Unit and has since made a full recovery.
Elaine said: “This gift is just a small token of my...
On Friday 7 November, Derriford Hospital's first ‘Tea with Matron’ took place, which had a Remembrance theme in honour of the First World War Centenary.
All patients, carers and staff on Wolf, Stonehouse and Hound ward were invited to attend, allowing them to share their experiences with the matrons across these wards.
The aim was to allow patients and carers to give an example...
Mums-to-be and new mums can feel reassured that the maternity staff at Derriford Hospital are providing safe and a high level of clinical care, following an intensive review by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA).
Following a rigorous assessment, the maternity service has, for the first time, been awarded the highest level status under the insurance scheme for NHS hospitals.
New resuscitation training manikins are the latest recruits to join the Resuscitation Training Team at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
The manikins, all realistic in size and weight, have a large part to play in the essential simulation training for the multi-disciplinary clinical teams who provide safe and effective care for paediatric, and adult patients.
