“If anyone said to me that one day you will be a radio presenter, I would never have believed them, really, I am a shy person! Now I have my own show ‘Hits Through the Decades’ on Hospital Radio, Monday’s 8pm to 10 pm. Not only that but I’ve won the award for the most … Continue reading How a Therapeutic Care Support Worker turned radio DJ is helping patients
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
DAU’s Natasha Mead: “Sport has given me a new lease of life and a chance to show what I can do”
“I am registered severely sight impaired. I’ve been doing sports since I was eleven years old. I started off in athletics and competed for Great Britain doing 100m and 200m sprints. Then I was a national sprinting champion for 8 years and I’ve even competed against non-disabled athletes. I’ve also got two England shirts for playing … Continue reading DAU’s Natasha Mead: “Sport has given me a new lease of life and a chance to show what I can do”
Transplant patients fly the flag for UHP at the British Transplant Games
A team of UHP transplant patients recently headed to Nottingham for the British Transplant Games 2024.
UHP transplant patients compete in the British Transplant Games
On 1 August, the Devon and Cornwall Transplant Games Team took a team of nine competitors to compete in the British Transplant Games in Nottingham. Eight of the participants have received a renal transplant, while one is a live donor. Three contenders had their transplants at Derriford Hospital and are being followed up at UHP, … Continue reading UHP transplant patients compete in the British Transplant Games