The organisation which provides military medical staff to work alongside NHS professionals has moved into Plymouth Science Park.
Joint Hospital Group (South West) (JHG(SW)) is the most recent organisation to make the move to the business park, in the north of Britain’s Ocean City.
JHG(SW) is one of five tri-service military hospital groups situated around the 海角视频 which provides doctors, nurses, and other health professionals and support staff, to enable them to rapidly deploy and provide healthcare overseas and, more recently, within the 海角视频.
Following a tumultuous year, where many staff have been deployed across the 海角视频 and abroad as part of the global fight against coronavirus, JHG(SW) is relocating its headquarters to Plymouth Science Park in a strategic move to “provide personnel with the direction, guidance, and support that they require”.
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The move will also enable JHG(SW) to build on and foster new relationships with healthcare organisations and military units in the region.
JHG (SW) commanding officer Surgeon Commander Joanna Keogh, Royal Navy, said: “I am delighted that we are able to join the Plymouth Science Park community. This unique location will provide us with great facilities and a fabulous opportunity to interact with a wide range of local stakeholders in Plymouth while continuing to support our clinical personnel across the South West region”.
JHG(SW) joins a thriving health community already based at the park, which is supported by the Plymouth Health Innovation Alliance, a partnership of academic, business, local authority, and NHS organisations, whose mission is to maximise opportunities for all health-related innovation, business growth, research, and inward investment.
Dr Fay Davies, business development manager at Plymouth Science Park, said: “JHG(SW) provides important healthcare support around the world when it is needed most, and it is a pleasure to welcome them to the healthcare professionals already based at the Science Park. We look forward to supporting them as they settle in and continue to deliver life-saving work.”
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Meanwhile, one of the 海角视频’s leading education recruitment agencies, Step Teachers, is expanding into larger offices at Plymouth Science Park to support its growth.
Since its launch in 2000, Step Teachers has placed some of the best teaching and support staff into nurseries, primary, secondary, and special needs schools across southern England. The agency’s expert teams deliver compliant and ethical recruitment services that have established them as one of the 海角视频’s premier teaching agencies.
Step Teachers’ Plymouth branch has been based in the Science Park for over 10 years. The move into larger offices means that they can continue to develop their business and increase staffing levels. The team has grown during the pandemic and is looking to increase as the year progresses.
Rachel Tobin, South West branch manager at Step Teachers, said: “I am incredibly proud to announce that in spite of the pandemic and the terrible impact it had on people and the economy as a whole, Step Teachers is expanding its operations in Plymouth. The move cements our intent to continue to grow our business in the South West.
“It demonstrates our plans to invest in the local area, hiring local people and giving them the skills and training to achieve in life. We believe every child deserves the best possible start in life and that means access to the best possible teachers. We’ll continue to play our role, now more than ever.’
Dr Davies added: “We are delighted to see Step Teachers, a tenant who has been with us for over 10 years, succeed and grow here at the park. We are excited to see what the future holds for them as they continue to grow in their new space.”
Earlier in July 2021 construction company Bates Development Services Ltd (BDS) moved into Plymouth Science Park. BDS specialises in bespoke construction consultancy within the health, education, commercial and residential sectors. BDS, which relocated from the Widewell area of the city, played an important role in Plymouth’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and supported the University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Derriford Hospital by refurbishing wards to enable extra capacity for critical care and acute dependency patients.
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The relocation of BDS and JHG(SW) follows the arrival in June of Complete Communication, a company which provides specialist services to support disabled and deaf people across the 海角视频.
Also in June the NHS Peninsula Clinical Genetics service moved in closely following the arrival of leading global semiconductor company X-FAB which is basing its highly skilled design and development engineers from its research and development team at Plymouth Science Park.
In May recruitment business Nurses Direct moved in, as did global design, engineering and project management consultancy Atkins.
Recently the NHS SW Peninsula Transplant Service’s (SWPTS) stem cell transplant processing laboratory team chose the park, close to the Derriford Hospital site.
That arrival came hot on the heels of global tech firm Genese Solution, which moved its 海角视频 headquarters from London to Plymouth to support ambitious growth plans.
Other recent arrivals at the park include US-headquartered Ancora Software and digital design agency Knowthis, which arrived at the park’s special Formation Zone for start-up businesses.
In February 2021, pioneering drug firm Amprologix, a University of Plymouth spin-out, settled at the park, following the arrivals of data tech company Gathering Momentum and toothpaste research venture Modus Laboratories.
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Originally named Tamar Science Park, PSP was incorporated in 1996 as a joint venture between the University of Plymouth and Plymouth City Council. More than £30m of investment, including ERDF, SWRDA and HotSW LEP grants, have funded five separate phases of development since 1996.
The board of PSP comprises senior representatives from Plymouth City Council. including the elected leader of the council, and the University of Plymouth, plus three independent non-executive directors. The 25-acre campus is home to science and technology businesses involved in digital, creative, marine, earth and life sciences.