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UHDB has developed a unified Breast Service across our hospitals that is ensuring our patients with all breast conditions receive quality, equitable care.

An acute knee clinic has been providing patients at Queen’s Hospital Burton with specialist care closer to home, providing further evidence of the benefits to patients one year on from the creation of UHDB on 1 July 2018.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Nottingham are leading a £2.5 million clinical trial looking into new types of psychological and behavioural treatment for people with diabetes.

Respiratory Consultants at UHDB traded the consultation room for the gym as they took in a Pulmonary Rehabilitation session at London Road Community Hospital.

Two clinicians who run a voluntary prostate cancer health check programme in their free time have recently checked their 2,000^th patient.

Our team in our A&E Department at the Royal Derby Hospital have recently introduced their Dementia Trolley.

An Emergency Medicine Consultant at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to Emergency Medicine in the Birthday 2019 Honours List.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, which was formed on 1 July 2018, has been rated ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following its first inspection.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton is now offering patients an innovative, non-surgical option for the treatment of benign prostatic enlargement.

Three dedicated Queen’s Hospital Burton nurses with a fear of heights and flying are preparing to take on the ultimate challenge for a cause they are passionate about.

A nationally-recognised artist from Derby has presented 60 prints of his work to Ward 102 at the Royal Derby Hospital.

Two members of staff from UHDB recently presented at an international Sepsis forum in Brazil, following their brilliant work with other healthcare providers in Derbyshire to improve the pathways for patients with Sepsis

UHDB has recognised the outstanding contributions of some of the volunteers that help out at our hospitals in Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth.

Staff from UHDB are once more lacing up their walking boots to tackle a charity walkathon to raise awareness and funds about continence issues.

Three-and-a-half-year-old Ruby Richards has been reunited with the doctor that spotted an undiagnosed cancer in her kidney that saved her life – shortly after celebrating a year cancer-free. 

A heart scanner worth £73,000 that can detect undiagnosed congenital heart defects in premature and new-born babies has been donated to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Royal Derby Hospital.

Your chance to speak to research staff and ask “What’s going on in research?” 

UHBD and the University of Derby are hosting a full-day conference to launch the 2019 national Dying Matters campaign in Derbyshire.

A former Royal Derby Hospital patient who faced the prospect of never being able to walk again is set to run a half marathon to thank those that helped him get back on his feet again.

UHDB staff have showcased their outstanding commitment to keeping our patients safe by helping reduce the spread of infections across our hospitals.

A new Healing Garden where staff and patients at the Royal Derby Hospital can plant bulbs in memory of their loved ones is to open in May.

A dementia keyworker at the Royal Derby Hospital has spoken of her passion for working with those living with the condition.

Staff and patients have come together over the past two weeks to help shape the future of the discharge process for patients at UHDB.

A dedicated nurse who was questioning her career choice has fallen in love with Nursing again after enrolling onto the Trust’s Job Transfer Scheme.

A UHDB Consultant has set off on his mammoth attempt to run 100km in 10 days for a cause close to his heart.

An Anaesthetic Consultant at Queen’s Hospital Burton is running the Derby Half Marathon to support those affected by Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

Are you a nurse, ODP, or HCA? Are you caring, enthusiastic and driven? If so, we want you to consider a career working in our theatres.

A leading UHDB Allied Health Professional (AHP) has been selected to appear on a national panel tasked with helping shape the future of the NHS.

It was a pleasure to welcome The High Sheriff of Derbyshire, Mrs Lucy Palmer, and the HM Assistant Coroner in Derby, Miss Louise Pinder, to the Royal Derby Hospital.

We were chosen as one of seven trusts nationally to take part in a programme to train staff in a new improvement method back in 2018.