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A Royal Derby Hospital porter has finally completed his mammoth two-month running challenge in memory of all of the NHS heroes who have sadly lost their own battles to Covid-19.

Avtar Samrai decided back in April that he wanted to help create a lasting memorial honouring those UHDB colleagues who are no longer with us – and so set himself the epic task of jogging three miles every day to raise the funds.

We're asking different members of our #UHDBfamily to share their experiences of the last few months, in their own words, so that we can understand what kind of impact Covid-19 has had on our colleagues.

The UK Government has set out a roadmap for the clinically extremely vulnerable on the future of the shielding programme.  

Derby County fan Dave has been cheered on by the players he's used to backing from the stands of Pride Park as he continues his recovery after beating COVID-19.

Dave spent more than three months in hospital, with more than 60 of those days in Intensive Care, after contracting Coronavirus.

An elderly patient who beat Coronavirus has praised the ImpACT+ Team at UHDB for helping him get back on his feet after he was discharged from Royal Derby Hospital on his eightieth birthday in April.

Keen to help the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic, engineering giants Rolls-Royce rose to the challenge and set up production lines to produce and donate thousands of visors for frontline healthcare workers.

Outpatient appointments for children have resumed at UHDB, but on your next visit, you will notice some changes.

Our teams at both Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton have made a number of alterations in order to keep everyone safe and limit the spread of Covid-19. 

Our Infection Prevention and Control Teams at the Trust have been selected as the worthy winners of our ‘Team UHDB Award’ for their hard work and commitment throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The Team has worked closely with the Trust Board and staff to limit the spread of Coronavirus throughout our hospitals and worked tirelessly on providing staff with the appropriate PPE guidance and support.

The reserve forces play a crucial role in national security from countering security threats, peacekeeping and humanitarian efforts abroad to supporting communities at home.

As an employer, UHDB recognises the importance the healthcare industry plays in supporting the nation’s defence and security and are fully committed to supporting the UK’s Armed Forces community, Reservists and Cadets.

We spoke to Michelle Rowlands, a Trade Logistician Recruitment Assistant for HMS Sherwood – she helps to recruit other reservists to the Navy, she has been doing this role for two years.

Karen Bussooa is retiring after 40 years of service in the NHS in Derbyshire. Karen, who most recently worked as End of Life Care Facilitator at Royal Derby Hospital, began her training as a nurse in Derby in the late 1970s before qualifying in 1980 and going on to work at the former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary site on London Road.

A Healthcare Assistant from our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Derby has been chosen to win a dream trip to Barbados.

Louise Bishop found out last week that she had won the holiday after being nominated by a mum who she had helped support on the unit.

Lynda Poyser, medical secretary in Histology, fondly known as Lin, sadly passed away in early June following a long illness. Lin joined the Trust as a clerical officer, initially in Cytology booking in the samples, before progressing to become a medical secretary looking after several Consultant Histopathologists.

I really appreciated all of the positive comments received in response to the letter that Kathy and I sent out at the end of last week expressing the Board’s support for the issues being raised by the Black Lives Matters movement and acknowledging the differential impact that Covid-19 has had on people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage. We committed to a number of actions in that letter and our aim is to write again after the Board meeting in July 2020 to let you know what we’ve done to progress them.

Derby County are to pay tribute to key workers across Derbyshire on their match shirts for the final nine games of the 2019/20 Sky Bet Championship season.

The COVID-19 pandemic saw the season halted back in March and the EFL has given the green light for Championship action to resume, albeit behind-closed-doors.

As the impact of Covid-19 on our hospitals begins to ease, we will soon be reopening the outpatients department at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital on a small scale.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton is supporting the Florence Nightingale Museum’s auction of 100 Florence Nightingale items. 

A beautiful bench honouring the tireless efforts and fantastic commitment of our colleagues throughout the Covid-19 outbreak has been unveiled.

The handcrafted bench features 3D silhouettes of different NHS colleagues and can now be found at the front of Royal Derby Hospital’s main entrance as a permanent reminder of the public’s deep felt appreciation for our UHDB heroes.

A Royal Derby Hospital porter has raised over £5,000 by running in memory of the UHDB colleagues who have sadly passed away during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Avtar Samrai has now run more than 130 miles, after setting out to complete a three mile jog each day for 31 days from the end of April, to help create a memorial honouring those colleagues no longer with us.

Laura Waterworth, Midwife at Queen’s Hospital Burton, has been awarded the June “Patient Hero” Making a Difference Award for her compassionate care throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Laura was nominated by a patient named Katie, who recently had to give birth in isolation due to being in contact with her dad and sister who had both contracted Coronavirus.

A cervical cancer patient is reminding other women of the importance of going for a smear test.

Bec, who lives in Derbyshire, was diagnosed with cervical cancer in May 2020. As part of Cervical Cancer Awareness Week, she is also encouraging women to go for their smear tests regularly.

Sadly, around one in six people who are 60 or older will have experienced some form of abuse in community settings during the past 12 months. 

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton has put in place comprehensive measures for staff, patients and visitors for the wearing of face masks and face coverings whilst at our hospitals. From Monday 15 June 2020 all patients and visitors should wear a face covering on entrance to the hospitals and throughout the duration of their visit.

A new mother has praised her colleagues at Queen’s Hospital Burton for making the birth of her first child as easy as possible, despite him being born in the midst of the COVID pandemic. 28-year-old Lucy Harrison said giving birth to her son, Archie, was as normal as she would have expected and paid testament to the staff who showed her great kindness and compassion.

Few could fail to be affected by the dreadful death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on 25 May 2020. Around the world people have expressed both their anguish and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

Happy tears were shed yesterday as a Queen’s Hospital Burton patient was finally able to leave Intensive Care after more than 10 weeks on the unit fighting for his life against Covid-19.

David Turley was able to sit up in his bed and take in the adoration of delighted UHDB colleagues as he was wheeled out to a standing ovation – 72 days on from being moved to ITU for treatment.