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Our amazing porter, Avtar Samrai, has been undertaking an epic fundraising task recently to raise funds to remember our colleagues who we have sadly lost during COVID-19.

We are very sorry to announce the sad passing of Colette Morley, a Modern Housekeeper on Ward 405 at Royal Derby, due to illness. Colette had worked at the Trust for nearly 19 years and will be known for her starring role in the ITV documentary Superhospital, filmed at Royal Derby.

Our furry friend Lottie, the Pets As Therapy (PAT) dog, has finished in the top six at the national PAT Dog of the Year competition.

The invaluable work that has gone on over the last few months to offer support to our #UHDBheroes has been recognised with a Team UHDB Award.  

A high-tech bed lift has been installed to save vital capacity at Royal Derby Hospital, while a full complement of brand new beds have been installed at two of our community hospitals. 

As more patients continue to recover from Coronavirus in Derbyshire and Staffordshire, the on-going care, support and advice they receive once they leave our hospitals becomes more important. The Nutrition Support Team at UHDB has stressed that the correct nutrition and eating well is a vital part in ensuring that patients continue to recover well from COVID-19 at home.

UHDB has purchased two state-of-the-art disinfection robots to help the Trust stop the spread of Covid-19 and other harmful infections in our hospitals.

The UV Disinfection (UVD) Robots can be programmed to autonomously drive around key clinical areas within the hospital and emit concentrated doses of UV-C light to kill 99.99% of all bacteria in less than 10 minutes.

Hundreds of colleagues lined the corridors to celebrate the discharge of a Royal Derby Hospital worker who has been discharged after spending 61 days fighting COVID. Cipriansel ‘Ansel’ Vicencio, a Clinical Support Worker in Phlebotomy at Royal Derby Hospital, received rapturous applause and cheers as he was leaving hospital for the for the first time since he tested positive for Coronavirus and was admitted to A&E on 15 May after his symptoms worsened.

University of Nottingham researchers based at Royal Derby Hospital are set to send worms into space in a bid to further understand the effects of muscle loss during space flight – which could also benefit patients. The Molecular Muscle Experiment is being led by the University of Nottingham’s Professor of Space Biology, Nathaniel Szewczyk, and involves sending tiny worms of about 1mm in length, which are cultured on-site at Royal Derby, to the International Space Station where their condition will be monitored by a team of experts who analyse how being in space effects their muscles.

Women treated for ovarian cancer in Derby and Derbyshire have the best five-year survival rate in the East Midlands, according to a report. A study by the British Gynaecological Cancer Society, in partnership with Public Health England, reveals that NHS Derby and Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) had the best five-year survival rate for women receiving ovarian cancer treatment.

The herculean effort that has gone into ensuring UHDB colleagues working across our five hospitals have received the right Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) over the last few months has now been recognised.

Our UHDB colleagues have done an incredible job providing our Covid-19 patients with the excellent care they deserve in recent months – but none of this would’ve been possible without the tireless efforts of the Fit Testing team.

New parents Sophie Calladine and Carl Wright have sent their thanks to the “incredible” Maternity colleagues at Royal Derby Hospital who helped them welcome their daughter into the world.

The last few months have understandably been extremely daunting for all of our pregnant women but UHDB’s maternity teams have truly gone above and beyond to provide them with priceless support.

We are really pleased to welcome birth partners back into the maternity wards and offer some visiting time from Tuesday 7 July 2020, but please read the details below carefully.

A UHDB worker says she “doesn’t know what would have happened” if it wasn’t for her husband’s intervention after suffering with Coronavirus-like symptoms.

Julie Smith, who has worked at the hospital for 36 years and is a receptionist on Ward 403, started feeling unwell one evening, showing signs of COVID-19 in March.

The teams our Emergency Departments at Royal Derby Hospital and Queen’s Hospital Burton have been awarded with a Team UHDB Award for the care and compassion they have continued to deliver to our patients and the way they have adapted and responded to COVID-19.

The fantastic flexibility and sheer commitment of our UHDB Theatres teams throughout Covid-19 have been recognised with a UHDB award.

After months of hard work providing colleagues with everything from free meals and parking to ensuring relevant signage is in place across our hospitals, our fantastic Facilities Team has been recognised with a Team UHDB Award.

Catering staff in Lichfield and Tamworth have cooked up more than a treat after receiving one of our July Team UHDB Awards.

The Catering Teams at both Samuel Johnson Community Hospital and Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital have done a fantastic job over the last few months.

During the COVID pandemic, our IT Desktop Support Team has helped to ensure that hundreds of members of #TeamUHDB have been able work remotely and have today been recognised for their hard work and dedication after being presented with a Team UHDB Award.

This weekend the NHS turns 72! 

The last 12 months have been the most challenging yet in the NHS' history, so this year we will be marking this milestone a little bit differently. See below for more details.

Governors at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton has sent supportive messages to staff across the Trust for the work they have done through the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 20 Governors have sent in a three word message, which have been turned into a social media gif. Staff can watch the message on social media or the trust intranet and tap the screen to reveal one of the 20 messages to them.

Team UHDB Award: Intensive Care

Team UHDB Award: Workforce Transformation

Team UHDB Award: Business Intelligence

The Florence Nightingale Foundation releases special collage of nurses and midwives working on the frontline during COVID-19 to mark the 72nd birthday of the NHS.

The public’s ongoing support for our staff throughout Covid-19 has been truly humbling; with the numbers of different donations we’ve received literally going into the hundreds.

UHDB’s commitment to educating and offering career opportunities to young people in the community has been acknowledged with an award.

The Trust has worked closely with Derby College for nearly 20 years and launched the Derby Academy back in 2015 to give students aged 16-19 the opportunity to gain an insight and experience of working in our hospitals.