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The Go For It fund was  set up by the Patient Experience Team to support any ideas from our colleagues that could be expanded on to improve patient experience in our hospitals. 

Today is Administrative Professionals Day and I am delighted to say a few words to celebrate the herculean efforts of our admin and clerical colleagues across UHDB.

We are delighted to announce, following a thorough and competitive recruitment process, that Stephen Posey has been appointed as the new substantive Chief Executive Officer at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and will join the Trust in September.

Colleagues gave a huge round of applause and cheers after Phlebotomy Supervisor, Denise Clark, was presented with our Patient Hero Award for the help she gives to patients with Learning Disabilities and Complex Challenging Behaviours.

A colleague has received a special award to recognise the support she provides to a network of carers across Team UHDB.

Jemma Walker, Clinical Educator and Co-Chair & Founder of the UHDB Carers Network was presented with the Trust’s Excellent Employee Award after being nominated by a colleague who praised her for creating a space to share experiences and raise the profile of working carers across University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.

UHDB continues to offer support to nurses and midwives who have decided to pursue a career away from the NHS with a route back into healthcare through our Return to Practice (RtP) programme.

Of all the people who have had their COVID-19 vaccination across Derbyshire and Staffordshire so far, thousands have first had to overcome a crippling fear of needles.

One UHDB colleague who is going the extra mile to support those that are scared is Staff Nurse, Kev Orme who has been working shifts in our Royal Derby Hospital Vaccination Hub.

A brave UHDB Nurse is travelling to a Przemyśl on the Polish border to care for terrified Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country.

Debbie Painter, a Senior Emergency Nurse Practitioner at Queen’s Hospital Burton Emergency Department, and two other medical professionals from across the UK will act as first responders for those needing medical attention as part of the “UKDoctors” programme.

The new multi-storey car park at Queen’s Hospital Burton has raised its barriers for the first time as it opened to staff today (4 April).

A Royal Derby Hospital patient who suffered a cardiac arrest whilst being treated in A&E has praised staff in the department for saving her life with their quick actions.

Staff at UHDB have again said that the Trust is the place where they would like their families to receive treatment. Each year, the NHS nationally undertakes an anonymous staff survey, with the survey this year being conducted 18 months into the Covid-19 pandemic. Nearly 7,000 staff took part, a far higher proportion than the national average.

We're hosting a 'Day in the Life' and CV Clinic event for those aged between 16 - 30 in partnership with Derby County Community Trust.

A member of #TeamUHDB’s Physiotherapy Team is hosting a series of focus groups to encourage more young people with a Black, Asian, minority ethnic (BAME) heritage to pursue a career in the profession.

Approaching a move to adult care can be a scary time in a young person’s life, especially if they’ve been accessing children’s services for a long time.

A long serving nurse from Lichfield is finally hanging up her uniform after a staggering 51 years.

Jenny Heritage, 69, from Burntwood is looking forward to relaxing and taking life at her own speed once she retires.

Jenny qualified as a Nurse after she completed her training in 1971. After this, she went on to be a Theatre Sister until 1979.

A UHDB Nurse bravely shared her thoughts and memories of working through the pandemic at a national remembrance event last week.

NHS Charities Together held the remembrance service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Friday. The event was held as an opportunity to “reflect on the impact of the pandemic for everyone, as well as wider ongoing loss being felt across the world”.

Two UHDB Urology clinicians are once more offering community prostate cancer screening after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

A member of #TeamUHDB is leading the development of a new website to help patients living with Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and the clinicians who look after them after winning a £10,000 National Lottery award.

Colleagues on Florence Nightingale Community Hospital’s Ward 2 have been raising the awareness with patients, friends and family about how they can help up to five people regain their sight by becoming an corneal organ donor.

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Anna Brett who sadly died last month.

The team at Queen’s Hospital Burton’s Discharge Assessment Unit (DAU) has been recognised for going above and beyond to help care for a patient’s dog while they were admitted to hospital in recent weeks.

A UHDB Urology Consultant is urging men not to ignore signs of prostate cancer and to get checked as soon as possible as a national awareness raising campaign is launched.

Maternity services at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton have been rated in the top five in the Midlands for both antenatal and postnatal care. More than 200 women, half of which were first time mums, gave their views as part of a Care Quality Commission survey.

Cathy Winfield, our Executive Chief Nurse will be leaving the Trust to take on a new role as Chief Nursing Officer for the Integrated Care Board in South Yorkshire.