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Urogynaecology staff achieve prestigious accreditation

The hard work and commitment of our urogynaecology staff has been recognised with the department receiving formal recognition from the British Society of Urogynaecology.

The Urogynaecology Unit, based in Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, is one of only 18 units to have achieved this accreditation.

The purpose of the accreditation is to define and monitor standards of care,...

Hormone could be responsible for weight loss in elderly

The human body is an ultra-complex system consisting of multiple components that work together to sustain living. From the cells down to the organs, each part of the body plays a key role, and among them are hormones that you may not know a lot about.

What are hormones? They’re naturally-produced chemicals in the human body that act like a messenger that carries vital information to...

Assessment finds good standards of cleanliness at Derriford Hospital

Standards of cleanliness at Derriford Hospital have been rated as 98%, according to a report published today by the NHS Commissioning Board.

Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE) is the national system for assessing the quality of the patient environment and aims to help organisations understand how well they are meeting the needs of their patients and identify where...

Tea Dance with a Twist!

The final in the current run of Tea Dance with a Twist! events takes place this Saturday 13 August at Plymouth Guildhall. Whether you prefer to waltz, jive, cha cha cha or lindy hop, or even if you’re a complete novice, Tea Dance with a Twist! is a chance to don your dancing shoes and trip the light fantastic down memory lane.

‘Awesome! Fantastic! One of the best tea parties I’ve been...

Measles vaccination advice for young adults

Public Health England (PHE) is reminding teenagers and young people to make sure they are vaccinated against measles after new cases were reported across England.

A significant number of cases, linked to music festivals and other large public events, have been reported since June. This follows an increase in measles over the year with 234 cases confirmed between January and June,...

Dementia Roadshow parks up in Plymouth

People of Plymouth, South Devon and East Cornwall will have the opportunity to put their questions to the experts and find out a little more about dementia on Tuesday 9 August 2016 as the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Community Roadshow rolls into town.

The pioneering national tour will be stopping off at Sainsbury’s superstore car park on Tuesday 9 August where the charity aims to...

Study sheds light on link between cholesterol and diabetes

The slight increase in risk of developing type 2 diabetes during statin treatment may actually be a consequence of having lowered cholesterol, rather than a direct effect of the drug, according to research funded by the British Heart Foundation.

The genetic study found that people with genes predisposing them to having lower levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, had a...

Visitors’ Charter signed in preparation for #letsbeopen launch

From Monday 1 August 2016, all Plymouth Hospital NHS Trust's adult inpatient wards, with the exception of critical care and maternity, will be open between the hours of 07:30 and 22:00.

In preparation for this date, our Visitor’s Charter for Adult Inpatients has now been given the seal of approval and signed by Ann James, Chief Executive, Greg Dix, Director of Nursing and Phil Hughes,...

Study recruits volunteers to trial new treatment for alcoholism

A study which aims to evaluate the use of the drug ketamine as a treatment for people with severe alcohol disorder, or alcoholism, is currently recruiting volunteers in the South West.

‘KARE’ (Ketamine for reduction of Alcoholic Relapse) was awarded funding through the Biomedical Catalyst, a joint initiative between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Innovate UK to support...

Plymouth woman publishes book about her sight loss

Plymouth resident Liz Lenton has published a book about her experience of living with sight loss and how she adapted her everyday life to manage the condition.

Profits from the sale of the book “I Will Lift up my Eyes to the Hills! A personal experience of macular degeneration and miracles” will be donated to two sight loss charities, including The Royal National Institute of Blind...

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