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It's Allied Health Professional Day! Meet some of UHDB's brilliant AHPs

Today (Monday 14 October) is Allied Health Professional (AHP) Day, highlighting the key role AHPs play in the NHS and delivering exceptional care to our patients and communities. We want to take this ...

Baby Loss Awareness Week 2024
Lighting up our hospitals for Baby Loss Awareness Week 2024

This week (9-15 October) is Baby Loss Awareness Week, a time for bereaved parents and families to come together to commemorate and remember the lives of their babies....

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Changes to car parking at Royal Derby Hospital from Monday 14 October 2024

The parking rules at Royal Derby Hospital are changing from Monday 14 October as construction work starts on a new multi-storey car park which will create an additional 500 parking spaces for patient...

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Free dementia festival event to be held at Royal Derby Hospital in October 2024

On Monday 28 October colleagues and members of the public are invited to drop-in to the free dementia festival event taking place at Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) DE22 3NE, between 9am and 2pm. ...

If you have a minor illness or injury you will always be seen quicker at an urgent treatment centre or minor injuries unit than a busy A&E.

In the last few days, the average wait time from arrival to discharge in some of our A&Es was around 12 hours*. In local urgent treatment centres and minor injury units, waiting times were under three hours*.

We are expecting our A&Es to be very busy over the coming days. Please choose the service you need carefully.

*Data correct as of 15 October 2024. Patients are always prioritised in order of clinical urgency.
 

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