NHS New Hospital Programme (NHP)
How the University of Plymouth is supporting the NHP

*Deliver hospitals for less cost and in less time
HEnsure new hospitals integrate innovative national standards for healthcare infrastructure and enable high quality modern healthcare.
ÇSupport the co-design and co-creation of schemes in collaboration with local and regional health systems.
`Build the foundations for an enduring national capability for enhanced healthcare infrastructure delivery.
A new Women and Children’s Hospital is to be built at the heart of the Royal Cornwall Hospital site in Truro. The new hospital, which will also provide the site’s new Main Entrance, will bring together all women and children’s services into one building.
The University of Plymouth and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust have formed a closer strategic partnership with the aim of improving patient care through research, innovation and knowledge exchange.
The NRC will be a purpose-built step-down rehabilitation facility driving excellence in care, research, innovation, and education and training; where patients’ needs are at the centre of digital transformation and learning is shared.
The University of Plymouth responded to the UK Government's Health Infrastructure Plan - HIP2 by organising a series of online consultation sessions with academics and key regional stakeholders from the NHS and industry.
Our research tackles the most pressing public health issues to improve the health and care of the populations we serve. We have a vibrant community of interdisciplinary research that is truly cutting-edge, from disease discovery to innovative care practices, novel treatments to clinical trials.