Nurses and staff at Derriford Hospital have said a huge thank you to Josh Mark and his mum Amanda Menear, who paid a special visit to Moorgate Ward to generously donate £3,423.00.
Josh had a bike accident in April 2014 and following surgery, had to stay on Moorgate Ward for eight days.
This year, his family decided that they would like to give something back and organised a...
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has made a significant contribution to a research study using phone text messaging to help patients at high risk of Type 2 Diabetes manage their health and lifestyle.
The study offers a unique opportunity to those at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes to receive education and support currently not widely available to them in General Practice by using Short...
Paula Sutton has presented more than eight bags of toys to our children’s wards at Derriford Hospital. After launching an online campaign only two weeks ago to encourage friends, family and other parents to donate unwanted items, Paula received a fantastic response and managed to collect eight bin bags full of toys for children of all ages.
A big thank you to WHSmith for kindly donating £1,000.00 worth of arts and crafts to the children’s wards at Derriford Hospital.
The donation included a fantastic range of items, including colouring books, paints, sticker books, jigsaws, jewellery making sets, ‘build your own’ kits and much more and catered for boys and girls of various ages.
Motorbike racing legend Paul Smart and Isle of Man TT winner James Hillier will be helping to raise money for the Gold Dust Appeal at GT Motorcycles’ Open Day on Saturday.
GT Motorcycles has invited the racing stars to help celebrate the opening of their brand new Legends café and roof terrace plus revamped showroom. They will be signing autographs as part of the day’s activities aimed...
Are you or is someone you know affected by tinnitus?
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is participating in a national, clinical trial into a potential new drug treatment for tinnitus.
Derriford Hospital is one of 11 in the UK taking part in the QUIET-1 trial, which will involve about 150 patients receiving four daily pills - or a placebo - every day for four weeks.
Mark Deacon has raised an amazing £800.00, which he has kindly donated to The Children’s Happy Hospital Fund (CHHF) at Derriford Hospital.
In April 2015, Mark ran the London Marathon and decided to donate the money raised to CHHF. After receiving donations from staff and students from his place of work, Looe Community Academy, a cheque was presented to Level 12.
Congratulations to Greg Dix, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Director of Nursing, who has been made Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health and Human Sciences at Plymouth University.
Professor Dix, who commenced his role as Director of Nursing for the Trust in February 2013, said: “I am delighted to be appointed as an Associate professor and look forward to continuing my work within...
St Luke’s Hospital Team have been commended for their services in the recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) Report for Derriford Hospital ‘End of Life Care’, published 21 July 2015.
Providing specialist palliative care services alongside NHS professionals at Derriford Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital Team is a service of the charity St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth and operates across the entire...
A special thank you to LeighAnne Hedges, from Little Things Angel Clothes and all of the volunteers, known as the 'Angel Army', who have helped to create a tranquil space, within the grounds of Derriford Hospital, known as Little Haven, for people to go to remember babies and children who have passed away.
After months of hard work and dedication, the garden will be officially opened...
