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Medical, Health and Life Sciences
Plymouth has a rapidly developing medical base with a mix of activity from teaching to medical-engineering, medical informatics and bio-marine science. The city is developing a growing knowledge-based manufacturing and service industry by linking to the work of the university, hospital and the advanced engineering sector.
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Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is the largest hospital in the South West Peninsula, providing comprehensive secondary and tertiary healthcare to around 450,000 regional residents. It is one of Europe’s largest hospitals and the only trauma centre in Devon and Cornwall.
The Hospital is also a teaching trust in partnership with the Plymouth University.
An ‘Exemplar Centre’ for venous thromboembolism prevention by the Department of Health, making the Trust the first Exemplar Centre in the peninsula and one of only 14 in England.
A specialist centre for neurosurgery, cardiac and renal surgery, upper GI cancer surgery and neonatal intensive care
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Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust is the 10th biggest hospital in Europe; a teaching school for Medicine and Dentistry; and has an integrated Ministry of Defence unit employing around 150 military medical personnel
Plymouth University Faculty of Health, Education and Society
One of the UKs largest provider of nursing, midwifery, social work and health professional graduates with over 350 different career paths. This faculity includes the schools of Health Professions; Nursing and Midwifery; and Psychology
Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
The schools provide studies in medicine, dentistry and biomedical science to produce the next generation of doctors, dentists and biomedicine research scientists.
They have a close relationship with NHS partners, providing early clinical contact for
Plymouth University Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine (ITSMED)
The Institute hosts two major research groups, Biomedical Research Group and Clinical Trials and Population Studies Group, with combined facilities and resources that cluster researchers with recognised expertise.
ITSMED focuses on three core research themes: Cancer; Clinical Neuroscience; and Infection, Immunity, Inflammation
This translational research is enabled by the Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU), the south west’s only UK Clinical Research Collaboration registered Clinical Trials Unit.
The Peninsula Radiology Academy
The Peninsula Radiology Academy in Plymouth is the only purpose-built facility of its type in the world. It has been designed from scratch, blending established traditional small group teaching methods with state-of-the-art electronic and simulator technology.
DDRC Healthcare (Diving Diseases Research Centre)
DDRC Healthcare is a registered charity based at Plymouth Science Park specialising in diving and hyperbaric medicine.
It operates four hyperbaric chambers employing around 70 highly skilled staff.
The centre undertakes Bio-medical research and Clinical trials in partnership with research organisations.
DDRC Professional Services Ltd, provides medical training to the maritime and offshore industries, occupational medical examinations, consultancy and other services
DDRC Wound Care Ltd offering private, specialist wound care.
Nuffield Health - Plymouth Hospital
Nuffield Hospital is located adjacent to Derriford Hospital providing general medical, health screening and cosmetic services to private clients and also supporting NHS Trust activity. It has 37 private en-suite rooms, four bed recovery ward and two operating theatres. It also has a busy outpatient department which includes a minor operating room, physiotherapy and clinical imaging unit, with MRI and CT capabilities.
Plymouth International Medical and Technology Park
Located in close proximity to Plymouth Science Park and Derriford Hospital, the park offers business space for offices, technology, research and development, healthcare and medical related businesses. Residents include:
The Peninsula Radiology Academy;
Peninsula NHS Treatment Centre a 44-bed unit operated by Care UK offering general surgery and diagnostics in addition to orthopaedic treatment and rehabilitation;
Biovault Technical Ltd – Blood and tissue storage;
K2 Medical Systems Ltd – A technology company dedicated to improving maternity care at all stages.
Plymouth Science Park is a world-class office, research and laboratory environment that provides fully managed flexible space options with a sophisticated and highly resilient ICT infrastructure. With its location and links to the Plymouth University Peninsula School of Medicine and Dentistry and Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Science Park is at the heart of the Plymouth Medical Quarter.
PSP offer some of the best value for money in the UK with Category 1 Lab space available on flexible terms to enable growing Life Science businesses to take maximum advantage of the ‘easy-in, easy-out’ renta.
It has a community of over 150 businesses in Life Sciences, Technology, Digital and Science-based businesses and offers growth support to tenants through its Business Advisory Board. Key PSP Life Sciences businesses include: Argans Ltd; C3P Analysis; Cardio Analytics; DDRC; Express Diagnostics.
PSP offer a range of landing benefits to tenants including up to 100 hours of business support; free promotional activity and staff.
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Plymouth Science Park is the largest science & technology centre in the South West
South West Academic Health Science Network (SW AHSN)
The SW AHSN is the key NHS funded body that links and drives the Innovation, Intelligence and Information activity of the sector in Plymouth to the wider South West region and ultimately to the UK as a whole.
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