The Combined Laboratories at Derriford Hospital are pleased to announce that their Clinical Pathology Accreditation has been retained.
Accreditation assures patients that technologies and procedures match best practice to provide a consistently high quality service. The labs underwent an external assessment in January and the news means that our Combined Labs have now maintained the...
A Devon-wide project which hopes to save the NHS time and money while ensuring patient safety has been shortlisted for a national award
The scheme simplifies the process under which trained staff such as nurses or pharmacists can give medicines or vaccinations without the need for a GP prescription.
Until now, there have been a whole range of different processes (known as...
A fantastic opportunity has come up to join the award-winning Communications Team at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are looking for an apprentice to work with and support us in a role that will be wide-ranging and will offer interesting opportunities, from providing administrative support to learning how to use a variety of communication channels to promoting the care patients...
Derriford Hospital's Emergency Department has been named as the best in the country for seeing patients within the national target, as the vast majority of patients coming to the department at Derriford Hospital are being seen within four hours or less.
According to data submitted to the Trust Development Authority, 98.6% of patients attending our emergency department have been seen...
The NHS in Devon wants to involve members of the public in helping to make difficult decisions about treatments.
Voluntary public representatives, also known as lay members, are being recruited to Devon’s clinical policy committee to help make sure the best decisions are made when it comes to the funding of medicines and treatments.
There are 180 people in Devon waiting for a transplant this Christmas and 32 Devon residents have died in the last five years due to the shortage of organs.
NHS Blood and Transplant is highlighting the figures as it asks people to talk to their families over the festive period about their decision to be an organ donor.
NHS Blood and Transplant has also released the results of a...
The NHS organisation responsible for commissioning, or buying, healthcare services for the people of Western Devon has elected a new GP chair.
Dr Paul Hardy, a family doctor in Plymouth since 1995, has been voted as chair of the Western Locality of Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (NEW Devon CCG).
Alison Seabeck, MP for Plymouth Moor View, has challenged the Health Minister on the need to improve specialist services for those affected by rare and devastating muscle wasting conditions in Plymouth and across the South West.
Alison was joined by MPs from across all political parties at a House of Commons debate on rare conditions on Tuesday (17 December). The meeting follows the...
Diabetes UK calls for Government action to end the postcode lottery of diabetes healthcare, which is fuelling a major health crisis.
Ms Seabeck attended Diabetes UK’s parliamentary launch of its State of the Nation 2013 report, which has highlighted huge regional variations in people’s ability to access quality diabetes healthcare. The report also shows that while there have been...
