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Throughout Black History Month in October, University Hospital of Derby and Burton unveiled a series of Windrush commemoration plaques across all five Trust sites. This was led by our EMBRACE staff network who worked with partners like Derby City Council and Derbyshire Community Health Services Foundation Trust to design a fitting tribute to the Windrush generation, and all those who came after them in a permanent reminder of their remarkable legacy.

Judith and Julia attended their routine breast screening appointment, and were diagnosed with early stage breast cancer, despite having no symptoms. For Breast Cancer Awareness month, they are sharing their stories to encourage other women to respond to the lifesaving invitation.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton's (UHDB) Tobacco Dependency Treatment team > who provide personalised support to patients in our hospitals who want to quit smoking, are "proud" to continue improving support for patients by being the first inpatient service England to offer an innovative "life-saving" medication. 

Two teams at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) have received national recognition for their innovation and approach to implementing improvements which have directly impact our patients and colleagues.

Both of the projects have been nominated in the Championing Continuous Improvement category of the Smarter Working Live Awards - part of their annual conference being held on Thursday 21 November at the Vox Conference Centre in Birmingham - with the work to embed continuous learning and improvement through the deployment of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), and the digitising of Essential Safety Guides (now known as eGuides) for nurses and healthcare support workers (HSCWs).

A Physiotherapist who made service improvements leading to better outcomes and patient experiences for people with respiratory problems, is the latest colleague to be recognised with the 'Excellence' Making a Difference Award. 

Blood tests are now available at the Community Diagnostic Centre at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital.

We are proud to celebrate this year's annual SAS Week (14-18 October 2024) here at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB), which honours our Specialty and Specialist (SAS) doctors for the vital role they play in delivering exceptional patient care.

SAS doctors are a cornerstone of the NHS - providing consistent, high quality care as permanent members of clinical teams. They bring an extraordinary range of experience and skills to a range of disciplines and departments, and their impact is immeasurable.

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 opportunity to celebrate the roles and contributions of our AHP professions at UHDB by shining a light on the amazing work they do.

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.

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. 

This Black History Month (October 2024), we are honouring the contributions of the Windrush generation and all those who 'answered the call' many years ago to help rebuild our nation after World War II, and play a key role in making the NHS what it is today.

We are unveiling new plaques across all Trust sites in commemoration ceremonies through Black History Month, with our executive leaders, EMBRACE Staff Network and community partners attending. The events will feature reflections on the impact of Windrush, and provide an opportunity to engage with members of our diverse community.

Dr Greg Fletcher, Clinical Lead for Organ Donation, joined Specialist Nurses Sabina Hardman and Helen Hale, appearing on eye-catching digital artwork across the Derbion in Derby City Centre, promoting organ donation for Organ Donation Week (23 – 29 September 2024).

The posters are displayed on large screens throughout the shopping centre, and the team have shared important messages about the impact of organ donation, and how to register to become a donor.

The daughter of a patient cared for at Royal Derby Hospital returned to the site to pay tribute to the compassion shown by colleagues on Ward 203 and within our Dementia teams - after their sheer determination and hard work to reunite her with her husband at their home while receiving palliative care.

This Organ Donation Week (23 – 29 September) NHS Blood and Transplant and University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) are celebrating the fact that the NHS Organ Donor Register has been saving lives for 30 years through the gift of organ donation.

On Friday 20 September, UHDB held its Annual Making a Difference Awards ceremony at Hilton St George's Park with 280 colleagues from UHDB joining in an evening of recognising achievements from across the Trust.

The ceremony, hosted by actor, singer and weather presenter Des Coleman, saw nominees for 10 awards come together to celebrate clinical and non-clinical members of staff from across a variety of our sites, who have driven improvements in quality, patient care and supported UHDB to be a great place to work.

The Radiotherapy department at Royal Derby Hospital is hosting an open day in partnership with Sheffield Hallam University to showcase the 'on the job' support and training available to students. 

Today is #Red4Research Day, which highlights and celebrates all those who take part in, support, and deliver research - shining a spotlight on teams and individuals who are driving innovation in healthcare through their commitment to research.

Here at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB), we are delighted to take part in today's celebrations and showcase just some of the groundbreaking research happening across our hospitals.

Want to make a difference to families and babies in our care? Join our new Neonatal Transitional Care Service.

We are delighted to announce that this year's Annual Members' Meeting will be taking place on Tuesday 24 September.

A colleague whose innovative thinking has led to the delivery of groundbreaking new technology, which is improving patient experience and reducing appointment cancellations for patients whose first language is not English, has been recognised with the Chief Executive's latest Making a Difference Award.

From Monday 16 September until late December 2024, we are making some improvements to our emergency department at Queen's Hospital Burton, which will mean at certain times there will be some restrictions on vehicles and pedestrians outside A&E.

Our pharmacy team has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award for improving safety and quality of care for frail patients attending the Emergency Department at Royal Derby Hospital, through an innovative ‘joined-up’ approach.

A member of our Digital Services team has shed light onto how everyone across the Trust can help to save money in their areas to help the organisation in achieving one of our key annual priorities for 2024 / 25. George Kythreotis, End User Support Team Leader based at Royal Derby Hospital, has explained how he has made two simple, but highly effective changes, in his area which are already saved more than £3,500 since their introduction earlier this year. 

We are proud to share the news that four UHDB apprentices have been shortlisted for the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Apprenticeship Awards 2024. These awards, sponsored by the University of Derby, celebrate the region's most talented apprentices, with winners set to be revealed on Thursday 3 October 2024 at The Village Hotel in Nottingham.

We are thrilled that the Medical and Surgical Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) teams at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) have been shortlisted for both the HSJ Patient Safety Awards and the NHS Parliamentary Awards respectively following a highly competitive nomination process.

This accomplishment recognises the incredible contribution of both teams to improving patient care and outcomes in our urgent and emergency care department and reducing operational pressure throughout the Trust, using the SDEC model.

The HSJ Patient Safety Awards will be taking place on Monday 16 September at Manchester Central, and the NHS Parliamentary Awards will be held on Monday 14 October at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster, London.

Patients who have stayed overnight in UHDB hospitals have rated their overall experience as being in the top 20 acute trusts nationally, according to the results of a national survey.  

The UHDB Transition team have announced they will be hosting an upcoming event aimed at supporting young people with long-term or complex health conditions as they transition from paediatric to adult services — taking place on Wednesday, 2 October, from 6-8pm, at the Lecture Theatre at our Royal Derby Hospital site.

This important event is specifically designed for young patients from age 13 and older, and their parents or carers, offering a comprehensive overview of the healthcare transition process.

A dedicated team of nurses at UHDB have been working hard to ensure that patients who are referred to us with suspected prostate cancer are told they are cancer-free, or if they require the start of their cancer treatment, as soon as possible.

Within our Oncology (Urology) departments at Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton, the Prostate Cancer Triage Team and Nurse-Led Biopsy Service was set up in January 2023 and August 2023 respectively in order to bring the diagnostic journey for patients referred to us with suspected prostate cancer into a single service.

The Imaging and Radiology department at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton were selected to attend the UK's largest Imaging and Oncology event to present their research on the approach used to train 85% of the newly recruited CT-specialist radiographers at the Trust to full competency within 10 weeks.