Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was hospitalised in a hit-and-run incident in Plymouth.
On Friday 2 August at around 4.20pm, the victim was walking along Armada Street in the North Hill area of the city when he was struck by a car, which then drove off.
The 33-year-old local man was taken to Derriford Hospital, where he remains, receiving treatment for a broken...
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust's Communications Team has been shortlisted for two Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) 'South West PRide Awards'.
The CIPR PRide Awards recognise the outstanding talents and achievements of public relations practitioners across the UK’s regions and nations. They are the most prestigious and rigorous awards of their kind.
Project SEARCH Graduate, Christopher Oliver, who recently gained full time employment with Serco at Derriford Hospital, has been recognised as their Star Performer for July.
The monthly award was presented by his line manager, Louise Pelly, in recognition of his outstanding service.
Louise was very enthusiastic about Christopher’s customer service skills and had received...
The first patient to choose distraction methods instead of sedation during surgery at Derriford Hospital is recovering well.
Janet Blank, 65 from Mountwise in Plymouth had a total knee replacement under spinal anaesthesia last Friday, while using a new ipad on loan from the South West Regional Anaesthesia Group as a distraction during the operation, rather than being sedated.
Colleagues and Executive Directors were on hand to congratulate Healthcare Assistant June Foster who has notched up an incredible 60 years of service in the NHS.
Since 1953, starting at Freedom Fields, June has always worked with children and young people.
Talking about June’s achievement Chief Executive Ann James said: “An achievement like this deserves a very personal thank...
Paul Turner from Hartley has donated two valuable books to Derriford Hospital today to say ‘thank you’ to the staff that helped him through a difficult time.
Mr Turner said: “On returning from a family holiday, I noticed a small lump in my neck. I visited my local GP and was referred to Derriford Hospital for tests where I was then diagnosed with cancer.
An inspiring team of local organ transplant recipients will be taking on the challenge to compete as part of the South West Team in this year’s Westfield Health British Transplant Games.
The Games take place in Sheffield from 15-18 August 2013. Hundreds of transplant athletes will compete in archery, obstacle course, sports hall athletics, table tennis, badminton, speed walking, sport...
Plymouth's Derriford Hospital has been rated among the worst in the country in a new TripAdvisor-style national survey.
Plans for the Friends and Family Test (FFT) were first announced by Prime Minister David Cameron in January 2012 and the survey was introduced in April this year.
The FFT asks patients whether they would recommend A&E and inpatient wards to their nearest...
The twinning of two hospitals, thousands of miles apart is to bring mutual benefit to the staff and patients of both organisations.
Derriford Hospital and the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) have been helping to support the rehabilitation of Masanga Hospital in the Tonkolili district of Sierra Leone since 2008.
A 25-year-old Polish man has died after falling approximately 100 feet from a cliff while walking close to Whitsand Bay near Plymouth in the early hours of Sunday morning (14 July).
The man was airlifted to Plymouth's Derriford Hospital with serious head injuries after a friend raised the alarm. South Western Ambulance Service contacted Brixham Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre to...
