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A colleague has received a special award to recognise the support she provides to a network of carers across Team UHDB.

Jemma Walker, Clinical Educator and Co-Chair & Founder of the UHDB Carers Network was presented with the Trust’s Excellent Employee Award after being nominated by a colleague who praised her for creating a space to share experiences and raise the profile of working carers across University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.

UHDB continues to offer support to nurses and midwives who have decided to pursue a career away from the NHS with a route back into healthcare through our Return to Practice (RtP) programme.

Of all the people who have had their COVID-19 vaccination across Derbyshire and Staffordshire so far, thousands have first had to overcome a crippling fear of needles.

One UHDB colleague who is going the extra mile to support those that are scared is Staff Nurse, Kev Orme who has been working shifts in our Royal Derby Hospital Vaccination Hub.

A brave UHDB Nurse is travelling to a Przemyśl on the Polish border to care for terrified Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country.

Debbie Painter, a Senior Emergency Nurse Practitioner at Queen’s Hospital Burton Emergency Department, and two other medical professionals from across the UK will act as first responders for those needing medical attention as part of the “UKDoctors” programme.

The new multi-storey car park at Queen’s Hospital Burton has raised its barriers for the first time as it opened to staff today (4 April).

A Royal Derby Hospital patient who suffered a cardiac arrest whilst being treated in A&E has praised staff in the department for saving her life with their quick actions.

Staff at UHDB have again said that the Trust is the place where they would like their families to receive treatment. Each year, the NHS nationally undertakes an anonymous staff survey, with the survey this year being conducted 18 months into the Covid-19 pandemic. Nearly 7,000 staff took part, a far higher proportion than the national average.

We're hosting a 'Day in the Life' and CV Clinic event for those aged between 16 - 30 in partnership with Derby County Community Trust.

A member of #TeamUHDB’s Physiotherapy Team is hosting a series of focus groups to encourage more young people with a Black, Asian, minority ethnic (BAME) heritage to pursue a career in the profession.

Approaching a move to adult care can be a scary time in a young person’s life, especially if they’ve been accessing children’s services for a long time.

A long serving nurse from Lichfield is finally hanging up her uniform after a staggering 51 years.

Jenny Heritage, 69, from Burntwood is looking forward to relaxing and taking life at her own speed once she retires.

Jenny qualified as a Nurse after she completed her training in 1971. After this, she went on to be a Theatre Sister until 1979.

A UHDB Nurse bravely shared her thoughts and memories of working through the pandemic at a national remembrance event last week.

NHS Charities Together held the remembrance service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on Friday. The event was held as an opportunity to “reflect on the impact of the pandemic for everyone, as well as wider ongoing loss being felt across the world”.

Two UHDB Urology clinicians are once more offering community prostate cancer screening after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

A member of #TeamUHDB is leading the development of a new website to help patients living with Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and the clinicians who look after them after winning a £10,000 National Lottery award.

Colleagues on Florence Nightingale Community Hospital’s Ward 2 have been raising the awareness with patients, friends and family about how they can help up to five people regain their sight by becoming an corneal organ donor.

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Anna Brett who sadly died last month.

The team at Queen’s Hospital Burton’s Discharge Assessment Unit (DAU) has been recognised for going above and beyond to help care for a patient’s dog while they were admitted to hospital in recent weeks.

A UHDB Urology Consultant is urging men not to ignore signs of prostate cancer and to get checked as soon as possible as a national awareness raising campaign is launched.

Maternity services at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton have been rated in the top five in the Midlands for both antenatal and postnatal care. More than 200 women, half of which were first time mums, gave their views as part of a Care Quality Commission survey.

Cathy Winfield, our Executive Chief Nurse will be leaving the Trust to take on a new role as Chief Nursing Officer for the Integrated Care Board in South Yorkshire.

The Security Team at Royal Derby Hospital have been praised by multiple colleagues across the Trust for their work with a young patient on our Children’s Ward.

Our security staff across UHDB do so much more than just making sure our sites are accessible and safe for patients, staff and visitors. They are also trained to provide support to patients who are distressed and need additional support when in hospital.

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.

Volunteers and the Voluntary Service Team across UHDB have been recognised for their resilience and going above and beyond throughout the Covid-19 pandemic after being awarded with a Team UHDB Making a Difference Award.

In March 2020 we paused many of our volunteering roles as the country went into lockdown. After months of being away from the Trust, volunteers who support UHDB have slowly began to return.

New payment machines have been installed in our antenatal ultrasound departments at Royal Derby Hospital and Queen’s Hospital Burton. They will be in operation from Monday 28 February 2022 and feature card and contactless payment technology with no need for handling cash.

Thanks to our Air Arts Team and support from a former a cancer patient, we have proudly unveiled our latest piece of reflection artwork in our Combined Day Unit (CDU) at Royal Derby Hospital.

This February, NHS England and NHS Improvement is raising awareness of heart attack symptoms as part of the latest ‘Help Us Help You’ campaign.

Heart and circulatory disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, causes a quarter of all deaths in the UK and is one of the largest causes of premature mortality in deprived areas.

A member of the Imaging Team has been presented with a Making a Difference Monthly Award after a patient praised him for going the “extra mile” and providing them with reassurance and support during their appointment.