An event to support patients living with and beyond ovarian cancer, held at the Holiday Inn in Plymouth, was a great success.
The 'Being Together' day was hosted by the Target Ovarian Cancer Charity, which works to improve early diagnosis, fund life-saving research and provide much-needed support to women with ovarian cancer. It was also assisted by Fran Jones, Gynae-Oncology Clinical...
Crowds gathered to watch the Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust's first ever Christmas tree light up and enjoyed joining in with the carols performed by Thornbury School and Off Key Singing Club. at Derriford Hospital last night
The evening was made extra special by a long-term patient from our Children’s Wards, who alongside Nick Thomas, Deputy Chief Executive, switched them on.
Congratulations to Derriford Hospital's Maggs Shugar-Redman who has won the national ‘Supporting the Front Line’ WOW Award for her work for dementia patients.
Maggs, Healthcare Assistant on the hospital's Clinical Decisions Unit, received two nominations from colleagues to help her net the award.
She said: “I was so excited to win the wow award I am so passionate about dementia...
Big congratulations to Professor Greg Dix, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust's Director of Nursing, who has won Inspirational Leader of the Year at the NHS South West Leadership Recognition Awards 2015.
The awards celebrate the work of leaders across the South West. The Inspirational Leader category focuses on people who ‘place quality at the heart of everything they do; they are innovative...
Research into a simple, accurate and low risk blood test that can detect fetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies has been published in the international scientific journal, Clinical Chemistry.
The research is the result of a collaboration between Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and Plymouth University. The DNA test costs pence and is non-invasive – as opposed to...
This week is National Pathology Week 2015, which is an annual event that runs from 2-8 November.
This year, staff at Derriford Hospital will be hosting an awareness stand on Friday 6 November, in the main concourse of Derriford Hospital, to promote the event and raise awareness of pathology.
The aim of the week is to celebrate pathology and to demonstrate the important...
On Tuesday 20th October, an awards ceremony was held at Derriford Health and Leisure Centre for the Health Care Assistants (HCAs) who have completed either a Level 2 (L2) or Level 3 (L3) Diploma in Progression Award.
Nicky Mitchell and Lyndsey Box, HCA L2 course tutors, were delighted to host the event to applaud all of the HCAs for their fantastic achievements and reflect upon the...
New Mums will soon be able to choose their appointment if they need to see a Midwife at the weekend in the days after giving birth. The Maternity Department has plans for a new service based at Derriford Hospital.
The new system, which is due to be launched at the end of October, will mean that new Mums will be able to organise seeing a Midwife at a time that is convenient to them....
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is helping to spearhead the increase in clinical research in the NHS, according to a national league table published yesterday (21 October).
Clinical research is a vital part of the work of the NHS, it is the way that clinicians gather evidence about ‘what works’ so that treatments for patients can be improved. In addition, there is research evidence to...
