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A patient who was admitted to Ward 301 at Royal Derby Hospital praised the team for making him feel "safe and not alone" after he was admitted to the ward to receive end of life care. The patient, who will remain anonymous, wrote his letter that the team had made "an impossibly terrible situation bearable and easier, going well beyond their scope of duty".

The heart-warming feedback led to the Ward 301 team being awarded our latest Team UHDB Making a Difference Award, which was presented to them by Executive Chief Operating Officer, Sharon Martin, and members of the management team from our Cancer, Diagnostics and Clinical Support (CDCS) Division.

The family of a teenage boy who has received a life-saving bone marrow transplant has thanked UHDB colleagues for taking part in a ground-breaking bone marrow donation drive.

15-year-old Daniel Greer was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in June, and after being told he would need a bone marrow transplant to save his life, staff across the Trust rushed to help by organising a donation drive – which is believed to be the first of its kind to take place in a hospital trust.

Matthew Fowler is one of the first consultant ACPs (Advanced clinical practitioners) for oncology and haematology at UHDB with over 24 years of experience. He shares his experience within the NHS as an ACP.

Teams at Queen’s Hospital Burton and Royal Derby Hospital have this week been presented with awards for their unflagging dedication and care to cancer patients.

Clinicians at UHDB have set up the first service in the region to help to treat patients suffering with the rare condition amyloidosis.