On Saturday 25 March, the Endoscopy Unit at Derriford Hospital will be opening its doors to registered nurses, health care assistants, porters and admin staff that may be interested in finding out more about career opportunities.
The open day will welcome those interested between 10am-1pm, with the chance to walk around the unit, witness a scope using a teaching dummy, the chance to...
Staff have received a special visit from a lady who was cared for on Derriford Hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) more than 10 years ago.
Debbie Grosch-Squance became critically ill in 2006 with necrotizing fasciitis, a rare but serious bacterial infection that affects the tissue beneath the skin, and surrounding muscles and organs. Unfortunately, this led to Debbie’s leg being...
For a third successive year the hard work and dedication of staff in the Endoscopy Unit at Derriford Hospital has been formally recognised by the Joint Advisory Group (JAG) on GI Endoscopy.
At a time when the service has been expanding, whilst dealing with the operational pressures faced by the hospital, the staff within the Endoscopy Unit have continued to meet all standards and have...
Following a successful fundraising event on Friday 5th August, which raised an amazing £850, staff from the Outpatient Management Centre at Derriford Hospital are continuing their fundraising efforts in aid of the Gold Dust Appeal.
To raise as much as possible, in preparation for the Gold Dust Superheroes Abseil down Plymouth's iconic Holiday Inn on Sunday 25th September, members of...
The first retinal scanner of its kind in the UK has been delivered to Derriford Hospital thanks to a generous donation from the League of Friends of the Plymouth REI.
Patients will now have access to a ground-breaking, retina-scanning technology which allows 3D visualisation of microcirculation within the retinal blood vessels inside the eye in just a few seconds.
Over the weekend, members of the public and a selection of Derriford Hospital staff took part in two separate daunting tasks – a skydive and the Plymouth Half Marathon, to raise funds for our Gold Dust Appeal.
In Plymouth, a special group of family and friends, known as Team Andrea, took part in the half marathon in memory of Andrea Norris, a former executive head teacher of Beechwood...
An innovative patient-led appointment system, provided by the Rheumatology Team at Derriford Hospital, has been shortlisted for another prestigious national award.
The Direct Access service, which enables patients with chronic conditions, such as arthritis, to have more control of their treatment, has been shortlisted in the General Medicine category at this year’s Health Service...
South West Citizen’s Assembly Chair Kevin Dixon has met with our Medical Director Phil Hughes following a tour of Derriford Hospital.
The Clinical Senate Citizens’ Assembly is made up of lay members with a strong interest in improving regional NHS services and who bring the public voice right to the heart of our work.
Mac Armstrong, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Consultant GI...
The renal unit at Derriford Hospital has joined in a national project to encourage kidney patients to play a more active role in their own health care.
The unit has also appointed an Acute Kidney Nurse – a new role at Derriford.
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is now one of 23 in the UK involved in the innovative Transforming Participation in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Programme...
