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We are pleased to announce that, following a competitive election period, we have appointed four new public Governors to our Council of Governors across three of our constituencies.

Men in the community are being invited to a number of clinics to help check if they undetected have prostate cancer.

The clinics, which will take place in Derby at Horizon Healthcare on Burton Road and The Osmaston Surgery on Osmaston Road are being held to help raise awareness about prostate cancer, which affects one in eight men.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust (UHDB) is taking part in an important national research study looking at whether testing pregnant women to see if they carry group B Streptococcus (GBS) reduces the risk of infection in new-born babies.

Last week, we embarked on an exciting new project that will revolutionise healthcare delivery at Royal Derby Hospital. With around £10m of investment, the Kings Treatment Centre will expand to include a brand-new facility, providing state-of-the-art clinical facilities for planned operations and surgery, positioning us at the forefront of healthcare delivery in the UK.

This will bring immense benefits to our patients, with the main goal of the project to directly enhance the experience of the many thousands of people who require surgery throughout the year. By reducing waiting times for operations, we estimate that we will be able to increase the number of daycase and inpatient procedures by over 2,500 patients annually.

This week and next week some junior doctors and consultants across the NHS including those at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, are planning to take part in strike action. Some junior doctors will be taking part in industrial action from 7am on Thursday 13 July 2023, for five days, concluding at 7am on Tuesday 18 July 2023.

UHDB's Finance team is celebrating after being named 'Public Sector Team of the Year' by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (AICPA and CIMA), an international professional body

Colleagues from Univeristy Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB), are working in collaboration with experts from the University of Derby and University Hospitals Leicester to raise awareness of head and neck cancer.

The first Research and Development Forum (RD Forum) since the pandemic saw over 800 delegates gathering at the Sage Gateshead for two days of sharing ideas, networking and hearing the latest developments in Health and Social Care Research.

As our NHS reaches its historic 75^th birthday, we want to recognise the vital role that international recruitment has played in shaping the NHS into what it is today - and how it affects our future. 

Here at UHDB, internationally-recruited colleagues across our organisation play a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care. We are hugely privileged that talented people from across have colleagues from over 100 different countries, recently captured in our One World, One #TeamUHDB flag that was hoisted at our Royal Derby Hospital (RDH) site earlier this year >

We caught up with some of our most recent internationally-recruited midwives for NHS 75 - to hear about their journey to UHDB and their motivation for providing maternity care for our communities.

On a momentous day commemorating the 75th birthday of the NHS, a special service was held at the historic Westminster Abbey in central London (5 July), with five colleagues from UHDB were in attendance at the ceremony.

A UHDB colleague shared his moving poem recounting his experiences of working through the pandemic on national radio to mark the 75^th anniversary of the NHS. Daniel Griffith, Staff Nurse on Ward 206 at Royal Derby Hospital, shared his incredibly poignant poem on BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday5 July as part of 'The NHS at 75: Covid Memories'.

A member of #TeamUHDB says they feel "very thankful" to have played a part in helping patients across Derbyshire receive the care they needed during her 47-year career as we mark the NHS' 75^th anniversary.

Sharon Babb has worked in a number of roles administrative roles in arranging patient appointments and consultations during her NHS career, which spans five decades - something she says she feels "very grateful to have worked to benefit our patients" for so long.

Long standing volunteers who have given a combined total of 460 years of their time to helping others across UHDB have been honoured at a special ceremony.

The volunteers, whose service spans from 5 years to an incredible 50 years of service were thanked for their efforts and awarded certificates and pin badges to commemorate their time here.

Andrew Selby, Director of Estates and Facilities Management, spoke at the event and called the volunteers 'heroes' saying they are vital to the Trust as he provided certificates to volunteers with a total of 460 years of volunteering service.

A midwife who has spent 47 years working in the NHS says she would "do it all over again" if she had the chance, as she reflected on her career as we mark the NHS' 75^th anniversary.

Carol Adcock, 65, currently works as a midwife in Fetal Medicine at Royal Derby Hospital, and has known from an early age that she wanted to work in healthcare in some way:

To mark the 75^th anniversary of the NHS, Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity is hosting a pop-up 'Medical Museum' to celebrate the history of healthcare in Derbyshire and Staffordshire outside of Royal Derby Hospital. The exhibition will be open to the public from Tuesday 4 - Friday 7 July, and provides a glimpse into the archives of healthcare through the years, with artefacts dating back as far as the early 1800s on display.

There are resurfacing road works taking place from Monday 19 June to Friday 7 July on Derby's Uttoxeter New Road, from the Royal Derby Hospital roundabout to the Kingsway junction - affecting those visiting our Royal Derby Hospital site.

This will be taking place from Monday to Friday - with no weekend working - between 9.30am and 3.30pm.

If you are travelling to Royal Derby Hospital, please ensure you plan your journey to allow for possible delays. If you have an appointment at the site, please give yourself extra time to get there.

More than one million people living in Derby and Derbyshire will have access to five Community Diagnostic Centres (CDCs) by 2025, as part of a national £2.3 billion investment to reduce waiting times and provide care in communities.

The main entrance at Royal Derby Hospital will be temporarily closed from 7.30pm on Friday 30 June - 6am on Monday 3 July. This is to allow for essential maintenance work to be carried out.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) kindly invites you to attend our upcoming Health and Information Talk to find out more about our stroke services. The event will take place on Thursday 13 July from 6.30pm - 7.30pm as both an in-person and virtual event. 

Polls are now officially open to cast your votes for our new public Governors across three constituencies.

Today marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMS Empire Windrush. Those on board were the first of many to arrive in the UK from the Caribbean, in what has become known as the Windrush Generation. These individuals arrived seeking new opportunities in a country that was in need of workers to rebuild following the devastation of World War II.

Colleagues who are leading the way in innovation that is helping improve the service for cancer patients are celebrating after being shortlisted for a national award.

The team in the Combined Triage Assessment Unit (CTAU) at Royal Derby Hospital have made the shortlist for the category of Urgent and Emergency Care Safety Initiative of the Year, for their innovative and compassionate work that saw them free up a whole inpatient ward while also improving safety for patients receiving treatment for cancer.

Don't miss your chance to nominate a colleague, team or department for one of 10 categories for this year's Annual Making a Difference Awards before the deadline of midnight on Monday 26 June!

Friday 16 June is Red4Research Day which aims to get as many people as possible wearing red to demonstrate their support and appreciation for all those participating, undertaking and supporting research.

To celebrate we are shining a spotlight on some of the incredible research highlights we have been involved with at UHDB in the past year.  

Julie Hammond, a long-serving volunteer and shop manager of League of Friends at Queen's Hospital Burton, is a Midlands regional champion for the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards.

Julie, who has dedicated 14 years to volunteering and fundraised more than £45,000 for charity, has been named regional champion for The Volunteer Award after being nominated by Kate Kniveton, MP for Burton and Uttoxeter.  

Children and young patients who attend Royal Derby Hospital's Children's Outpatients Department will now be able to enjoy a colourful and calm environment, thanks to a stunning transformation.

The makeover was created as part of a collaboration between charity-funded arts programme, Air Arts, Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity and the hospitals League Of Friends Group, to create a sense of calm for patients moving around the hospital.

From 7am on Wednesday 14 June 2023, some junior doctors across the NHS will take part in industrial action which is planned to last for 72 hours, concluding at 7am on Saturday 17 June 2023.

We have put extensive plans in place to minimise the impact on our patients and communities. We will prioritise emergency, urgent and critical care but there will be disruption to some services.

1 - 7 June 2023 is this year's annual national Volunteers Week. Today, on the final day of this celebration, we have spoken with a number of our fantastic volunteers about 'Why I Volunteer' - giving their time and energy to volunteer with us, sharing their stories on this special week.

Colleagues came together to raise the Pride Progress flag at Royal Derby Hospital today to mark the start of Pride Month; a global celebration and commemoration of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Kind-hearted staff have made the dreams of a patient with cancer come true after arranging for him to marry his long-time partner in a special ceremony attended by their loved ones.

Ant Hadfield and his now wife, Mandi, met 14 years ago in a tattoo shop, but were desperate to become man and wife as soon as possible after Ant became ill in March this year.