Every year, the world’s largest timed cycle race, the Cape Town Cycle Tour, takes place in South Africa around the breath-taking scenic Cape Peninsula and as many as 35,000 cyclists take part in the 109 Km (68m) event.
This year, Hein Scheffer, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development and Kevin Baber, Chief Operating Officer at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, joined...
Denis Wilkins, a retired Consultant Surgeon in General and Vascular Surgery, is now retiring as the Chair of the Trust’s Organ Donation Committee.
The committee was formed in 2008 by Dr Martin Walker, Consultant Anaesthetist, and Denis was asked to be the Chair. Its aim is to support the work of the Transplant Co-ordinators, the local Transplant Champion and the transplant teams, in...
A generous seven year old from Plymouth has raised hundreds of pounds for the Gold Dust Appeal, which is raising money for the refurbishment of the Children and Young People’s wards and corridors on level 12 of Derriford Hospital.
Ollie Willis, a pupil at Montpelier Primary School, presented the cheque for £850.24 to Anita Dykes, Matron for Paediatrics at Derriford Hospital on Friday...
There were many smiles on faces and lots of laughter on our children’s wards before Christmas, as they cheered, booed and hissed their way through Starlight’s Christmas Panto.
The interactive theatre group, The Panto Company, treated children, relatives and staff to a performance of Robinson Crusoe, as part of an eight week tour of the country’s hospitals and hospices.
A generous Plymouth charity brought Christmas cheer and lots of cuddles to our children’s wards last week.
Representatives from Becca’s Bear dropped in to the Activity Centre on level 12 on Tuesday 16 December, armed with tons of teddy bears for donation to the children on the wards.
Santa and Build A Bear mascot, Bearemy were also on hand to help with distributing the bears...
Have you been cared for by someone who you think is worthy of an award?
If you have been cared for by someone really special at Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Dialysis Unit, the Child Development Centre or a community midwife, why not make them feel really special and nominate them for a Patient Choice Award?
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is running the staff Celebration Awards...
Children staying on Derriford Hospital's wards have even more toys and games to play with, thanks to a generous donation from customers and staff at Mecca Bingo.
Yesterday, representatives from Mecca Bingo in Devonport, Helen Carter and Shane Keeler, came up to the hospital’s Activity Centre on level 12, with the large donation of toys, teddies and books for all ages.
Derriford Hospital have said a massive thank you to Sainsbury’s for their generous donation of lots of new toys and games for the children staying on their wards.
Grace Evans, PR Ambassador for Sainsbury’s Marsh Mills Store, said: “We are delighted to support the wards again this year, with our annual toy appeal. Our customers and colleagues have been very generous again this year and...
A health and wellbeing event for cancer patients, organised by the Sarcoma and Living with and Beyond Cancer Team at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, was deemed a “resounding success”.
The event, which was held in the Mustard Tree Macmillan Support Centre on Saturday 22 November, was attended by 43 patients and their relatives.
Members of our Infection Prevention and Control Team have designed a display board in Derriford Hospital to highlight to colleagues, patients and members of the public the importance of using antibiotics correctly.
The display board, on level 7 of Derriford Hospital, put together by Tash Tait of the Infection Prevention and Control Team, provides interesting facts on antibiotics, what...
