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Some of the Trauma and Orthopaedics Outpatient clinics at Royal Derby Hospital have moved. 

If you have an appointment on or after Monday 24 November for the Orthopaedic Elective Clinic, please visit the new location which is at the front of the hospital, with a direct entry door inside car park 8. 

The Orthopaedic Fracture Clinic will remain in its current location, and all phone numbers will stay the same.

Patient clinic letters have already been issued for appointments happening over the next four weeks, so if you are unsure whether your appointment is for fracture clinic, or elective clinic, you can contact the patient booking team using details on your appointment letter. 

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Patients who require treatment to tackle preventable cardiovascular disease are receiving quicker access to transformative care after an innovative and collaborative project by the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) Cardiometabolic Service brought waiting times down from seven months to two weeks.

The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) team involved in an innovative healthcare pilot that is improving access for care for patients with breast pain, while also easing pressure on cancer diagnostic services, are preparing to find out if they are the winners of a prestigious Health Service Journal (HSJ) Award this week. 

Some resident doctors across the NHS including those at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, are planning to take part in strike action from 7am on Friday 14 November to 6:59am on Wednesday 19 November.

UHDB colleagues are inviting young people from our communities to join us for the relaunch of the UHDB Youth Forum - a space for those in school years 8 to 13 to share their views, learn more about the NHS and help shape the services we provide.

The relaunch event will take place on Tuesday 25 November, from 6pm to 8pm, in Children’s Outpatients at Derbyshire Children’s Hospital, Royal Derby Hospital.

Car park 7 at the Royal Derby Hospital will be temporarily closed from the afternoon of Friday 14 November - Sunday 16 November to allow for some resurfacing works on the site.

Kristian Powell, Fitness Instructor, is recognised with the 'Patient Hero' Making a Difference Award for going the extra mile to make sure a vulnerable patient could access culturally sensitive and inclusive mental health support.

Colleagues, patients and visitors across University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) gathered to pay their respects and honour our Armed Forces on Remembrance Day - with services held across each of our hospitals yesterday (Tuesday 11 November).

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB)'s Strategic Capital Schemes team have been recognised with a regional award for supporting the development of the £11.6m Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital. 

As our largest digital change in UHDB's history, we are pleased that our procurement of the new Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system, Nervecentre, has been shortlist for the prestigious national Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards, alongside two other teams.

Do you or your loved one have sickle cell disorder and receive care at Royal Derby Hospital or Queen's Hospital Burton? 

We want to hear from patients and their carers/families at our new patient group meeting to learn more about your experiences, hear your feedback and work together so we can make focused service improvements that matter and make a difference to our communities impacted by sickle cell.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) is continuing to make a telling contribution to research looking at newborn babies' genomes to help improve the testing, diagnosis and treatment of genetic conditions - with more than 1,600 parents and babies now involved in the Generation Study across Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton.

The Nightingale Macmillan Unit (NMU) at Royal Derby Hospital is seeking dedicated volunteers to support their impactful, compassionate care of patients.

The NMU provides specialist, compassionate care for people approaching the end of their lives, most often as a result of cancer. The team’s focus is on dignity, comfort and quality of life — supporting patients and their loved ones through one of the most important times in their lives.

The Diabetes Centre at Queen's Hospital Burton will be moving to a temporary location on Thursday 23 October. 

The new multi-storey car park at Royal Derby Hospital is now open, helping to create an additional 500 on-site parking spaces and more disabled parking to improve the experience for patients and visitors who park at our hospital — and the park and ride service will be closing on Friday 7 November. 

A state-of-the-art Special Care Baby Unit is now open at Queen's Hospital Burton, supporting families to access enhanced neonatal care for premature babies or babies who require care immediately after birth. 

Today (Tuesday 14 October) is Allied Health Professional (AHP) Day, highlighting the key role AHPs play in the NHS and delivering exceptional care to our patients and communities. 

This week is T Levels Week - an opportunity to recognise the part University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) are playing in shaping the clinical workforce of the future, and the impact T Level students are having here as they gain "hands-on experience in patient care". 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month >, a global campaign to raise awareness about breast cancer and promote early detection.

People across our community are being invited this October to learn skills that could save a life, when resuscitation training experts from University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) will be raising awareness about what to do to help someone in cardiac arrest and teaching basic CPR skills at a series of events to mark the annual Restart a Heart initiative. 

There will be changes to the car parks available at Royal Derby Hospital during the weekend of October 10 to October 13, while a large crane is on site to help provide essential maintenance to the hospital.

This Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) Awareness month, we are raising awareness about the condition, and clinical nurse specialist, Agnes 'Aggie' Williams, explains more about sickle cell disorder, symptoms of a crisis and reducing the risk of triggers.  

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) colleagues in our Dementia team will be hosting their Dementia Annual Event at Royal Derby Hospital this month, taking place on Monday 20 October 2025.

Held from 10am to 3pm in the Education Centre Lecture Theatre, Level 2, the event is open to everyone – including patients, carers, family members, staff and members of the public – who want to learn more about dementia and the wide range of support available. No registration is required and the event is free to attend.

Patients and visitors using the Macmillan Information Centre at Royal Derby Hospital have commended the "welcoming and friendly" environment, and the department "exceeding the level to retain" a quality standard called the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM) after an independent review in July 2025. 

The family of a young amputee whose lives were 'turned upside down' when he contracted sepsis are helping others recognise the signs and symptoms of the life-threatening condition, which affects 245,000 people in the UK each year.

A Derbyshire woman who has regained her independence and the ability to care for her husband following life-changing corneal transplant surgery is urging others to consider becoming eye donors – as University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) becomes one of just 10 new NHS trusts in England to offer a complete eye donation and transplant service.

Today, on World Pharmacists Day >, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) celebrate the invaluable contributions of our pharmacy teams. This year’s theme highlights the vital role pharmacists play in improving patient care, safety, and outcomes — and at UHDB, that impact is felt every single day.

On Friday 19 September, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) held its Annual Making a Difference Awards ceremony, funded by Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity, at Hilton St George's Park, celebrating 270 colleagues from across the Trust. 

Congratulations to the Parkinson's Rapid Advisory and Intervention Therapy Service (PRAIS) for winning the Deteriorating Patients and Rapid Response Initiative of the Year category at the 2025 HSJ Patient Safety Awards, in recognition of their incredible work to deliver high quality and safe care to vulnerable patients across our Trust and communities.