Derriford hospital

Condition of toddler injured in collision with car improves

The little girl injured in a collision in the city on Sunday (9 June) is no longer in a critical condition and is improving.

The 19-month-year-old girl was badly injured in a serious road traffic collision with a red Vauxhall Zafira at the YMCA John Kitto Centre on Honicknowle Lane at just after 9.30am on Sunday.

Police reported that the girl had sustained life-changing...

Toddler sustains life-changing injuries after serious road traffic collision in Plymouth

Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision in the city at just after 9.30am on Sunday, 9 June 2013, at the YMCA John Kitto Centre on Honicknowle Lane.

A red Vauxhall Zafira was involved in a collision with a 19-month-old girl who sustained life-changing injuries.

She was taken to Derriford Hospital but later airlifted to Frenchay...

Best food forward for Age UK's Falls Awareness Week

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Falls Team will be holding an information stand in the main reception of Derriford Hospital as part of Age UK’s Falls Awareness Week 2013 (17 – 21 June).

The aim is get people to put their ‘best foot forward’ by keeping their feet healthy to prevent falls in later life. As well as keeping feet in good shape, the event will show that there are a whole range...

Plymouth University medical courses are best in the west

Students studying medicine and dentistry at Plymouth University are experiencing the best courses of their kind in the west, according to a national university league table published this week.

The Guardian University League Table 2014 ranks the Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry degrees fourth in England (sixth and eighth respectively in the UK).

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Man dies after falling from rocks

A 55-year-old man has died after falling from rocks while fishing at Meadfoot Beach, Torquay.

Torbay Coastguard says it was called out around 5.50pm on Wednesday (5 June) after receiving a report of a man falling off rocks into the water.

The Torbay Coastguard rescue team, Coastguard Helicopter R106, Torbay RNLI lifeboats, Torquay Harbour Patrol Boat Oscar 4, police and...

Yachtsman dies after falling overboard in the River Yealm

A man has died after falling overboard from a yacht in the entrance to the River Yealm.

Brixham Coastguard say that they received numerous reports of a red flare in the entrance to the River Yealm. Plymouth Coastguard rescue team were called out and the Coastguard rescue helicopter based at Portland was requested. The Plymouth RNLI lifeboat was also launched in the search operation....

Funding boost for Marjon Link Road scheme in Derriford

Plymouth City Council has won more than £1 million to provide a new bus link road between Derriford Hospital and the University of St Mark and St John (Marjon).

The grant, awarded by the Department for Transport through its Local Pinch Point Fund, was announced by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin earlier today. Up to £190 million is being made available through the fund over the...

Hospital offers free tasting of samples from its new menu

To mark the introduction of a new menu, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust will be offering free menu samples to visitors, staff and the public in the main entrance to Derriford Hospital on level 6 on Monday 3 June 2013.

The existing patient menu has evolved over the last three years, with small changes made as a result of feedback from patients, matrons and housekeeping staff as well as...

Dying Matters Awareness Week encourages people to talk about death

Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is supporting Dying Matters Awareness Week (13 – 19 May) aimed at encouraging people to talk openly about dying, death and bereavement.

The Palliative Care Team will be holding a stand in the main reception of Derriford Hospital on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 May to provide staff, patients and visitors the opportunity to find out more information about Dying...

Derriford Hospital offers advice to mark International Clinical Trials Day

To mark International Clinical Trials Day on Monday 20 May, Derriford Hospital staff from the Research and Development Team will be holding a stand outside the restaurant on level 7 between 10am and 4pm.

Staff will be available to offer advice and inform staff, visitors and patients about the clinical trials and research across the Trust, the benefits to patients and how to get...

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