University Hospitals Plymouth

Gifting back memories to bereaved families

Senior Sister Ali Griffiths from University Hospitals Plymouth has turned her experience of grief into positive change for bereaved relatives.

As part of the Trust’s Innovation Programme, Ali and a team of innovators have worked together to improve the way personal belongings are returned to families after someone has passed away.

As a result, new ‘bereavement bags’ are...

University Hospitals Plymouth achieves highest-ever scores in patient-led assessment

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has achieved its highest scores to-date since the introduction of patient-led annual assessments five years ago.

The Patient-Led Assessment of the Care Environment (PLACE) is part of a national system that aims to help NHS organisations understand how well they are meeting the needs of their patients and to identify where improvements can be made...

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