A Derby patient who was offered a procedure at Burton’s Treatment Centre has thanked staff for their ‘fantastic care’ at the state-of-the-art facility, which is helping to ease pressures on waiting lists for elective recovery.
The Treatment Centre at Queen’s Hospital Burton recently celebrated its two-year anniversary providing elective care for those who need orthopaedic treatment within our community.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton have welcomed the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Steve Barclay MP, and Burton and Uttoxeter MP, Kate Griffiths, to visit the Treatment Centre at Queen’s Hospital Burton today.
The Secretary of State spoke to UHDB staff and patients about the work to reduce waiting times for planned procedures. He visited part of the Treatment Centre that opened in 2020, with two orthopaedic theatres, X-Ray and Ultrasound rooms and a 28 bed ward.
The operating theatre at Ilkeston Community Hospital has this week reopened following £2 million of improvement works. The refurbishment, which was funded by Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS) includes major work to overhaul and improve ventilation and operational infrastructure.
Staff at Queen’s Hospital Burton’s Treatment Centre have celebrated two successful years treating patients in the community for elective procedures.
The state-of-the-art Treatment Centre has seen more than 2,000 patients enter its doors for hip, knee or shoulder replacements and other orthopaedic operations since it opened on 15 June 2020.
The fantastic lengths a Royal Derby Hospital colleague went to in order to help and support a colleague have been recognised by our Interim Chief Executive, Dr Magnus Harrison, with his first ever Chief Executive Award.
Sarah Moss, Deputy General Manager in Trauma and Orthopaedics at Royal Derby Hospital, went above and beyond to support a colleague who was off sick and going through a difficult time after one of their parents passed away.
Today, staff at Queen’s Hospital Burton celebrate ward 801’s first birthday to commemorate their hard work and achievements since its opening in June 2020.
Following a horrific incident at work, Royal Derby Hospital patient, Christopher, praises the team who performed extensive surgery to reattach his hand, with miraculous results.
A UHDB surgeon has been named as the President of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), becoming the first female President of the Association in its 41 year history. BAAPS is an Association of Plastic Surgeons dedicated to Safety, Education, Ethics and Innovation in Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery.
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.
