Minor Injuries Unit set to return to Derriford Hospital

It was temporarily moved to Nuffield Hospital in April

Author: Sophie SquiresPublished 10th Dec 2020

The Minor Injuries Unit is closing at Nuffield Hospital to return to the main Derriford Hospital site.

The changes come into effect from today (10 December), after the site temporarily moved to Nuffield back in April.

Work has been undertaken in the Emergency Department to improve social distancing and safely accommodate those being seen for minor injuries.

Caroline Dawe, Care Group Manager for Medicine at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, has thanked Nuffield Hospitals for their support during this time:

"By bringing staff back to the main Emergency Department, we create efficiencies for effective streaming to get patients to the right specialist teams with our new triaging system. We have also been able to create a separate Minors and Paediatrics reception."

The public can be seen for minor injuries at Derriford seven days a week.