Going into hospital can be very daunting, especially for children. Thanks to the Charitable Funds Committee, a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) play scanner is now available on Derriford Hospital's children’s wards, to prepare children for their MRI scans in a far less daunting environment.
Located on the children’s wards on level 12, the play scanner is used by our Play Specialist...
National charity, Look Good Feel Better, is in urgent need of Beauty trained volunteers to help run their Workshops for women with cancer in Plymouth
Look Good Feel Better (LGFB) is a charity that provides practical advice for women and teenagers struggling with the visible side effects of cancer treatment. Their confidence boosting skincare and make-up Workshops and Masterclasses are...
Safer Staffing and HealthRoster teams Our Safer Staffing and HealthRoster teams at Derriford Hospital have been shortlisted as finalists in the Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA) Awards for the ‘Capsticks Award for Innovation in HR’ category.
This award recognises a cutting edge, creative initiative within any sphere of HR management that has led to improved practice. The...
Nurses from the Stoma Care Department have been joined by charity staff to mark the opening of a newly refurbished patient room at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
Bowel Cancer West (BCW) and ConvaTec, a medical products and technologies company, have helped fund the make-over which now sees the room kitted out with two new sofas, a TV for training purposes, storage cupboards for patient...
Cornwall’s oldest bakery takes a fresh approach to hospital nutrition with the launch of a healthy menu delivery app for Derriford Hospital, the first of its kind, intended to offer much needed convenience for the medical team and support staff working in the hospital daily.
The new app, “Fresh From Warrens On the Go” is set to make meal times even easier for staff at Derriford...
As part of our Making Mealtimes Matter 2017 campaign (13-17 March), patients, visitors, staff and members of the public have had the opportunity to sample some of Derriford Hospital's patient food and talk to hospital staff about aspects of nutrition and hydration in the main concourse.
Following on from last year’s success, the event showcases some of the work going on around the...
Staff from Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust welcomed leading Orthopaedic Surgeon and National Director at NHS Improvement (NHSI) for Clinical Quality and Efficiency, Professor Tim Briggs, to Plymouth to talk about his national programme on Monday (20 February).
This programme is called Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT), which seeks to tackle ‘unwarranted variation’ across the NHS....
The Neurology Parkinson’s Service at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been shortlisted as a finalist in the first UK Parkinson’s Excellence Network Awards.
The awards, which are the first of their kind, aim to recognise and celebrate outstanding services that make a difference to people in the UK affected by Parkinson’s.
Dr Camille Carroll, Honorary Consultant Neurologist at...
Members of staff from the REI at Derriford Hospital have visited the Children's Eye, Ear and Rehabilitation Hospital (CHEERS) in Katmandu, Nepal.
Following a very successful first trip two years ago, a second team visited in November 2016. The team included Julie Owen, Senior Orthoptist, Tim Freegard, Paediatric Ophthalmic Specialist, Vasant Raman, Retinal Specialist and was led by...
