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Royal Derby Hospital this week welcomed five refugees who have been working as nurses in Lebanon to give them training and experience to become qualified nurses at UHDB as part of a national scheme spearheaded by NHSE/I.

Ghada El Ayoud, Ibrahim Al-Ali, Ibrahim Tantory, Salah Hussein and Hamzeh Shridi, who are all from Palestine, were all working as nurses in Lebanon, where they were also living in refugee camps with their families – often in poor conditions.

Part of the Driving Mobility network, Derby DrivAbility will be hosting a free mobility event for healthcare professionals and the public on 14 June. We will be offering the opportunity for visitors to explore specialist equipment for driving, wheelchair loading and passenger safety.

As we bid farewell to our Chief Nurse Cathy, Interim CEO Dr Magnus Harrison shares some lessons that he's learnt working alongside her.

After 13 years of dedicated service to the people of Derbyshire and Staffordshire, Cathy Winfield MBE has hung up her UHDB tunic for the final time as she leaves for a new adventure.

Cathy will start a new role as Chief Nursing Officer for the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board. She has been an inspirational nursing leader and has played a key role in making UHDB a great place to work, learn and receive care.

A midwife who has worked tirelessly to support new mums and ‘put women first’ during the pandemic has been awarded a prestigious accolade.

Katherine Mabey, who works as a midwife for UHDB was nominated by her colleague Patti Paine for a Silver award and has been given the award today by the Chief Midwifery Officer, Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent.

On Thursday 5 May we’re marking International Day of the Midwife and thanking our midwives and maternity support workers for their hard work, compassion and dedication. It's undoubtedly been a year like no other, as the challenge of providing outstanding care to women and their families has been made all the more difficult by the complexities of the COVID-19 pandemic.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton have operated a compassionate visiting policy for some time and in line with national guidance, we are delighted to announce that have been able to ease some visiting restrictions.

The fantastic work of Team UHDB to support Deaf patients, visitors and staff is being celebrated during Deaf Awareness Week, which runs from 2 – 8 May.

Thousands of staff from UHDB will be celebrating Eid this weekend as the Islamic month of fasting and spiritual reflection is set to end.

We are delighted to announce the rour winners and runners up for Patient Experience Champion of the Year 2022.

Our winner is Amie Beaton, Registered Nurse in the Combined Day Unit, RDH.

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.