A blood conservation project for people undergoing operations is being rolled out across Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust because of benefits to patients as well as cost savings.
The cell salvage project has been running since 2008 with proven health benefits to patients and cost benefits for our Trust. It involves collecting and reusing blood that a patient loses during a procedure....
We are inviting anyone who wants to take a Leap Year leap for Gold Dust to join the members of our staff who have already volunteered for the event in April.
On Sunday 17 April 2016, members of Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust staff will be standing at the edge of an open doorway, in an aircraft flying at 15,000 feet, waiting to dive through the air at over 120mph – all to support the Gold...
Last week, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust was host to the first Advanced Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant (ARNI) course in the South-West. This new national course has been developed through the Resuscitation Council with the support of BLISS – the parent and baby charity.
The course is aimed at nurses, nurse practitioners and doctors who provide care to sick babies in a hospital...
Early preparation works for the Derriford Transport Scheme will get under way today (Firday 5 February).
The scheme will help to reduce congestion along Tavistock Road and create more road capacity for the extra traffic that will be generated by proposed developments in the area. It will also include better facilities for public transport, walking and cycling.
A giant, 366 Cancer Challenge appeal banner has been unveiled outside Derriford Hospital.
The Lord Mayor of Plymouth, Doctor John Mahoney, attended the unveiling along with Apprentice candidate Charleine Wain, patients, members of the singing group Hot Mustard and a crew from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service, who want to show their support.
Pupils from College Road Primary School have been helping to make design suggestions for our children’s wards as part of the Gold Dust Appeal.
The 12 pupils, all members of the school council and aged between five and 11 years old were given a tour of the wards on Derriford’s Level 12, asked to pick colours and themes for a revamp and then given certificates for their efforts.
A big thank you to the Prince Maurice pub in Eggbuckland, Plymouth, for kindly donating £766.50 to Birch Ward.
For many years, the pub has raised money for local charities by holding a quiz night every month. Each team is able to nominate a charity of their choice and one is then pulled out of a hat, with all proceeds from the quiz entry and the raffle going to the one selected....
A big thank you goes to the owners and employees of Mortgages4Plymouth for their generous donation of more than £1,000.00 for our Gold Dust Appeal.
Tricia Kennedy and partner Anne Marie Reilly, who run Mortgages4Plymouth decided to make a £1,000.00 donation from the company and to collect money from staff members after a visit to the Level 12 children’s wards at Derriford Hospital. In...
