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Our UHDB Bereavement Teams have been awarded our Team UHDB Award for the heartfelt and compassionate work they carry out when helping families through the agony of losing of a loved one, especially throughout the Coronavirus pandemic.

Over the last 10 months, due to the pandemic, our Bereavement Service has had to adjust their service to meet the demands of the pandemic, but has still managed to maintain an exceptional service supporting families despite the increase in workload.

2020 was hugely challenging, but the Covid-19 pandemic is still very real, with cases rising across the country.

To ensure clarity on how our patients and staff can keep safe across our sites, we have launched our Covid-19 Safety Charter.

Over 3,000 patients who have been cared for by Team UHDB have now been discharged from University Hospitals of Derby and Burton to continue recoveries from Covid-19.

Christine Cullen, 67, from Normanton, was the Trust’s 3000^th patient to be discharged from hospital after being admitted to the Royal Derby Hospital on Christmas Day.

It is extremely important that families continue to make use of Paediatric services across our hospitals should your child urgently need our help this winter.  

UHDB has appointed two NExt Directors to join our Trust Board, as part of an innovative NHS initiative.

The Trust agreed to participate in NHS England/Improvement’s NExt Director scheme, a developmental programme to offer aspiring Non-Executive Directors the experience required to undertake a Non-Executive Director role.

Lead Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Nurse Karen Clarke has been presented with an award from the Derbyshire branch of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for her continued hard work during Covid-19.

Today marks 10 years to the day since a life-saving coronary care service first started providing 24/7 emergency treatment here at UHDB for patients with serious heart complications. We are so proud to be able to say that our Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PPCI) service has helped to save the lives of more than 3,000 patients over the last decade.

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is asking people from Derbyshire and Staffordshire who’ve had coronavirus to register as blood plasma donors.

Paul Brooks, Director of Patient Experience, Estates and Facilities at UHDB, has been awarded an MBE for his services to Healthcare Leadership.

The Derby Gynaecology Oncology Centre, which is based at Royal Derby Hospital, has been recognised by the European Society of Gynaecological Oncologists (ESGO) for providing exceptional care and delivering better outcomes as a result of more comprehensive surgery for ovarian cancer. This makes the Trust one of only 47 such centres in Europe to be recognised by ESGO.

UHDB’s Dermatology team has been commended for working with GPs across Derbyshire to help patients with potential skin conditions to be assessed by a specialist sooner. The Consultant Connect service allows our Dermatology consultants to offer clinical advice to GPs remotely on whether there is a need for their patient to be seen by a specialist in our hospitals.

Ajinder Gidda, Sister on Ward 306 at Royal Derby Hospital, this week shares advice on how you can help to ensure elderly relatives and friends are well this winter. Simple things such as a phone or video call to check they’re okay or doing their food shopping for them where it’s safe to do so can make a real difference.

Helen Forrest, Lead Nurse for Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC) at UHDB, has been recognised for her outstanding work during Covid-19 by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).

A member of Team UHDB has been recognised by the Derbyshire Branch of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for their commitment and hard work on the BAME agenda and Freedom to Speak Up campaign during Covid-19.

Today Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service (DFRS) in partnership with University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is unveiling the latest fire engine to be wrapped in support of a community cause. The pink and purple wrapped engine has been designed to raise awareness of organ donation.

Staff at the Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Samuel Johnson Community Hospital in Lichfield have reassured the community they can be treated for a wide range of minor injuries and illnesses this winter.

A Royal Derby Hospital porter has thanked his fellow UHDB colleagues for doing their bit to support the homeless this Christmas.

Our staff will be doing all they can to make sure patients can be safely discharged home before Christmas.

A Royal Derby Hospital Sister has been awarded a special award by the Derbyshire Branch of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for her outstanding contributions during Covid-19. Lisa Wilkinson, Sister in Surgical Outpatients, has been recognised as part of the RCN’s celebrations for International Year of the Nurse and Midwife and is one of 20 award winners in the county.

The Eye Outpatients team at Royal Derby Hospital have been awarded with an award from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) for their work supporting patients during the pandemic.

The teams at our minor injuries units at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital in Tamworth and Samuel Johnson Community Hospital in Lichfield have shared advice about how they can help you this winter without the need for you to visit A&E.

A mum-of-three who has recently finished treatment for breast cancer has documented her journey of undergoing treatment for a serious health condition during the pandemic on social media. Donna Bloy was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2020 and started an Instagram account to document not only her cancer treatment during Covid-19.

A wide range of studies are taking place across our sites, some of which are looking into more effective treatment methods, whilst some support better understanding of the disease. Two of these are running in Intensive Care settings in the Trust.

A Trauma and Orthopaedic consultant at UHDB has helped to raise £1,100 for the Bone Cancer Research Trust by completing the mammoth task of 2,000 burpees in November.

A 20 year-old from Derby has been discharged just in time for Christmas with his family after a 30 week stay at the Royal Derby Hospital.

Sam Hine, 20, was first admitted to hospital in May where he was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis. After a just under seven months in hospital, including spending time on our Intensive Care Unit and an operation that saved his life, he is over the moon to be going home for Christmas.

A Nurse Educator from our Medical Assessment Unit has taken to the “stage” to help keep our patients upbeat and smiling this Christmas.

Alex Penfold, 28, who works on our Medical Assessment Unit at Royal Derby Hospital sang a few festive songs for our patients on our MAU this morning as a festive Friday treat.  Alex sings in her spare time and usually performs to multiple audiences, but unfortunately this year due to the on-going pandemic, she has only been able to perform in two performances, both of which have been for her patients on the Medical Assessment Unit.

Team UHDB have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and hardworking Registered Nurse's to work within our Emergency Department at Queen’s Hospital Burton.

The Emergency Department at Queens Hospital Burton is a busy ED, seeing on average 130,000 patients per year.

Jodie Preston is a qualified A&E Nurse working within the department. Jodie explains how she settled in to her new career at UHDB just over two years ago with the help of her friendly team and what advice she would give to nurses looking for an exciting new opportunity working in A&E.

Chris Ayre, Healthcare Assistant at Royal Derby Hospital, says that it is vital to continue to follow the Hands, Face, Space guidance to limit the spread of Covid-19 in our communities. It is also important to get your flu jab as early as you can this year to protect your family, friends and colleagues.

UHDB have today started administering the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at Royal Derby Hospital.

We spoke to some patients and UHDB staff ahead of rolling out the vaccine to get their thoughts.

UHDB has today been chosen to take part in the vaccination of patients and key workers against coronavirus.