Hello my name is Ronique Samuel, and I am a Senior People Advisor in the Trust. I am a Vincentian as I was born in the beautiful Caribbean Island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Other Vincentians or Caribbean colleagues in the Trust would be familiar with the term ‘Vincy’ which is often used when referring … Continue reading Marking Black History Month with Ronique Samuel

Hello, my name is Ruth Scrivener, I am a People Advisor in the People Directorate. I was born and brought up in Kenya. I am a from a town called Nyahururu, to the west of Kenya, and lies in between the Great Rift Valley and the Aberdare Ranges (which both offer an array of wildlife … Continue reading Marking Black History Month with Ruth Scrivener

This World Pharmacists Day, please join us in celebrating our 1 Big Pharmacy Team! Did you know, around 1,300 individual medicines are dispensed by the UHP inpatient pharmacy each day? Did you know, Pharmacy is moving?In order to refurbish our current inpatient Pharmacy, we will be relocating to what is the current REI on level … Continue reading Happy World Pharmacists Day 2023

To celebrate World Hepatitis Day on 28 July 2023 the Hepatology team will be mobile testing in Plymouth City Centre to raise awareness around the Hepatitis C virus.  

Wednesday 21 June marks National Estates and Facilities Day 2023, we spoke members of the team about their roles in this immense NHS machine and our #1BigTeam.

In this blog, I would like to explain further what Neurodiversity Celebration Week, which took place from the 13 to 19 March 2023, meant for me.

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has IMGs coming from more than 100 countries and IMGs contribute up to 30 percent of the NHS medical workforce, an example of the diversity of the NHS.

Name: This is Poppy! She is a Therapy Dog and works in Derriford visiting ICU patients - both in ICU and following up with them on the wards.Age: She is three and a half years old.What is their favourite thing to do? Her favourite thing to do is sleep in front of the fire!What do … Continue reading Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 24

Name: FletchAge: 2 and a halfWhat is their favourite thing to do? Show off the tricks he has learnedWhat do they want for Christmas? More banana chips! Name: BoAge: 2 and a halfWhat is their favourite thing to do? SnoozeWhat do they want for Christmas? More comfy beds