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Derriford Hospital

Hospital in Plymouth, Devon

Summary

Hospital in Plymouth, Devon

Field	Value
name	Derriford Hospital
org_group	University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
image	Derriford Hospital.jpg
caption	The front entrance to the Hospital in 2008
logo
location	Derriford, Plymouth
state	England
healthcare	NHS
type	Teaching, Military
speciality
emergency	Major Trauma Centre
affiliation	Peninsula Medical School
beds	1,000
founded	9 June 1981 (official opening)
closed
website
other_links
pushpin_map	Devon
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Devon
coordinates

Derriford Hospital is a large teaching hospital in Plymouth, England. The hospital serves Plymouth and nearby areas of Devon and Cornwall. It also provides tertiary cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, renal transplant surgery, and immunology/allergy for the whole of the South West Peninsula. It is managed by the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. It was designated a major trauma centre in 2013. A helipad capable of night operation was opened in 2015, to replace the existing daytime-only grass pad. The hospital is used for clinical training of medical students from the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine. It is one of five hospitals with attached Ministry of Defence Hospital Units to cater to service personnel.

History

In 1950, there was a proposal for a single hospital for the Plymouth area. The regional hospital board decided that this would be built at Derriford, at the cost of £2million (). The planned hospital was expected to have around 900 beds, and would be built service by service as the other hospitals around Plymouth are closed. After all services transferred from Plymouth General Hospital and renal services started transferring from the Freedom Fields Hospital, Derriford Hospital officially opened in 1981 and became the primary hospital in Plymouth. When it opened, two wards were allocated to create a school for hospitalised children. The school continued to provide education for 30 years until it was replaced by the newly opened Plymouth Hospital and Outreach School in 2011.

In August 2011, a purpose-built dialysis unit was added to the hospital.

In 2022, the helipad was subject of a major incident when a woman was killed by a HM Coastguard helicopter. One woman was also seriously injured.

Facilities

Derriford is a teaching hospital, linked to the Peninsula Medical School, and has a Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit integrated into the facility, with military personnel working in medical roles. The hospital includes specialist services, including pancreatic cancer surgery, plastic surgery and neonatal intensive care. In 2016, more than 48,000 people used the hospital each week, accessing 900 beds and 1,000 car parking spaces. The bus terminal at the hospital is the second largest in Plymouth.

References

(5 June 1950). "One hospital for Plymouth area". Western Morning News.
"Further information for record Ref: 1074".
"Further information for record Ref: 1601".
(6 June 2015). "Derriford Hospital's new £1.7 million helipad is launched". Plymouth Herald.
(2022-03-15). "Inquest into Derriford Hospital helicopter death opened". BBC News.
"Where we provide care:Derriford Hospital".

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