On Sunday 17 May, we cheered for our amazing Blue Wave runners as they took on the Plymouth 10k and half marathon for our hospitals at the Britain’s Ocean City Running Festival.

A new staff support hub was officially opened at Derriford Hospital last week to improve the health, wellbeing and experiences of colleagues across University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP).

Sarah Cavey's family recently visited Birch and Bracken to present a cheque for £1,700, raised in Sarah's memory through an Easter hoedown and donations collected at her funeral.

Patients living with cancer were invited to pause, breathe and reconnect at a new wellbeing event held at Devonport’s Market Hall.

Trudi has worked in the NHS for nearly 10 years. To mark this special milestone, she’s taking on her first 10K at this year’s Britain’s Ocean City Running Festival.

More than 30 fundraisers stepped up to the challenge of our Fire & Lego Walk at Derriford Hospital, raising an incredible £6,500 for our local hospitals!

We were delighted to see Danielle and Mark from UHP’s Orange Army looking fantastic in their brand-new polos, funded by Charity, for the next wave of volunteers.

Senior golfers in Plymouth have helped make a big difference to young patients at Derriford Hospital, raising an impressive £4,212 for the hospital’s children’s wards.

Persimmon Homes has generously donated £3,000 to Plymouth Hospitals Charity as part of its Community Champions Scheme, which backs good causes across Britain.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of Plymouth & District Leukaemia Fund (PDLF), patients across the South West will benefit from faster, more efficient treatment for complex blood cancers.

We’re delighted to celebrate the success of Mrs Murals, whose uplifting artwork has transformed spaces across Derriford Hospital.

For staff at Plymouth’s Child Development Centre, a busy working day paused - just briefly - for calm, care and connection thanks to the staff lottery, which helps fund projects that support staff wellbeing and improved staff areas.

We were delighted to fund a festive Christmas dinner for more than 50 UHP volunteers at Goodness at Greens in Derriford Hospital.

As the NHS enters what is predicted to be the busiest winter period on record for emergency departments and ambulance service, we will be able to provide crucial support to help improve the wellbeing of local NHS staff, both now and in the future, thanks to a £49,980 grant from NHS Charities Together and NHS England.

As winter draws in and festive lights begin to twinkle across our communities, we want to shine a spotlight on two extraordinary individuals; Robert Carter-Lovell and Brian Steele, who are transforming parts of Plymstock into a magical winter wonderland.