A review looking at how emergency general surgery (EGS) is provided at hospitals in the South West has found that Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is meeting the highest number of standards in the region.
The review, commissioned by the NHS South West Clinical Senate, looked at the 14 NHS Trusts within the South West Peninsula and measured them against 22 specific standards relating to EGS...
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been chosen as one of six ‘demonstrator sites of excellence’ for the national roll out of a new set of standards for the NHS.
The Department of Health chose the six acute trusts to be the first to implement new GS1 and PEPPOL standards which are aimed at improving patient care and safety as well as significant efficiencies and cost savings.
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been highly commended in a prestigious national competition for the work it has done to maximise clinical research activity across the region.
Clinical research is the way that doctors gather evidence about new treatments, in order to improve patient care in the NHS. Most NHS organisations do some level of research, but there is a national drive to...
A Biomedical Scientist from Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has recently returned from Sierra Leone after helping with the fight against Ebola.
Katina Kraemer, who is based in the Microbiology Laboratory at Derriford Hospital, answered the call for volunteers to work in West Africa in December. Out in Sierra Leone for Christmas, Katina left on December 21st and returned back to the UK at...
A training partnership between Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PU PSMD), Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Weston Area Health NHS Trust and Yeovil District Hospital, believed to be the first of its kind, has been announced.
Our Recruitment Team are getting out and about in the community this month to actively promote career opportunities and vacancies at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
Working in partnership with Jobcentre Plus, members of the team attended an event at the Plymouth Guildhall on Wednesday 22 January, which was aimed at people looking to explore opportunities within the healthcare sector....
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust will benefit from a slice of a £50 million national fund to help cut its energy bill, it has been announced today.
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has been awarded £1.9 million from the national fund. The money will be used to fund two projects, which will dramatically improve the Trust's energy efficiency.
Consultant Radiologist Dr Phil Hughes been appointed to the position of Medical Director with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
The Medical Director is the most senior doctor’s role in management in the Trust and Dr Hughes will sit on the Trust Board providing experience and advice on all medical matters and ensuring that appropriate systems and mechanisms are in place to safeguard the...
Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has announced the reappointment of Mrs Margaret Schwarz to the Trust Board.
The NHS Trust Development Authority has reappointed Mrs Margaret Schwarz to serve a further term as a Non-Executive Director at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust for the period from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014.
Mrs Schwarz, who was first appointed to the Board in October...
Healthcare professionals and academic researchers from across the South West heard from research teams at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust and its research partners on Friday13 September and hailed this year's conference another great success.
Recognised by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) for their role in promoting clinical research in the NHS, Plymouth Hospitals’...
