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....
Work is underway at Derriford Hospital to make sure that patients have a better chance of getting a good night’s sleep.
The work has now been featured in the national Nursing Management publication.
Staff at our hospital wanted to identify the factors that could improve the amount of quality sleep for patients so they carried out audits on 27 wards. They particularly focussed...
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.
A big thanks to Asda Plymouth for generously donating £200.00 to the Friends of Derriford Hospital Kidney Unit, as part of their Community Life programme, which aims to help make local communities better places to live and work for colleagues and customers.
Every two months, charities are able to nominate themselves to be part of the programme and after a panel of judges review all...
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...
The broken rib treatment package developed at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been recommended as an exemplar for all UK Trusts.
The recommendation has come in the latest survey by the national body that issues guidance and develops clinical protocols for the management of all chest trauma.
It was stated that Plymouth has developed a network-wide system to include all key...
An event to support patients living with and beyond ovarian cancer, held at the Holiday Inn in Plymouth, was a great success.
The 'Being Together' day was hosted by the Target Ovarian Cancer Charity, which works to improve early diagnosis, fund life-saving research and provide much-needed support to women with ovarian cancer. It was also assisted by Fran Jones, Gynae-Oncology Clinical...
