International Day of People With Disabilities stands as a reminder of the importance of removing barriers for millions of people living with a disability, both visible and invisible.
We spoke to Assistant Practitioner, Sharon, about her experience living with an invisible disability; from diagnosis, treatment and the impact it has had on her life, to how she is now representing our disabled staff at UHDB.
Ryan Bennett, Physiotherapist at London Road Community Hospital, says that it is important to make sure you are keeping yourself physically and mentally well this winter, whether you live with a long-term condition or not. Keeping busy and doing regular exercise where it is safe to do so is a great way of staying well.
The bereaved have often felt alone and isolated throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. Sharing stories can help those grieving to know that the person who has died will be remembered and can help the bereaved to process their grief. Sharing stories can help others to understand the impact of grief and loss and enable conversations to take place.
A tattoo artist has raised more than £7,000 for Derby and Burton Hospitals Charity over the course of the two national lockdowns this year. Adam Foster decided during the first lockdown earlier in the year to put his artistic skills to use by creating portraits of family, friends, pets and more – and asking customers to donate the fee to the charity.
MP for Derby North Amanda Solloway has joined clinicians at UHDB in reassuring women who are invited for routine breast screenings to attend their appointments.
Back in November 2000, 24 nurses made the long journey from the Philippines to the cold and frosty UK to start a new life. They were the first cohort of Filipino nurses to come to Derby. Now, two decades later, 14 of that original group still work at UHDB and are key members of the local Filipino community, which has since grown considerably as more nurses followed their path in the years to come
We are again disappointed in the reporting of the Derby Telegraph.
Thanks to the exceptional care provided by Team UHDB staff, more than 2,000 patients who have beaten COVID-19 have now been discharged from University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and are now back home with their families.
Throughout the whole of the pandemic, staff across our five hospital sites have been working tirelessly to help keep our communities safe and healthy.
Rachael Keay, Senior Sister in the Emergency Department at Queen’s Hospital Burton, says that if you are experiencing a serious or life threatening illness or injury, you should attend A&E where you will receive the care you need. If your condition is not life threatening, however, please call NHS 111, contact your GP or visit your pharmacist.
We paused many of our volunteering roles in March as the country went into lockdown. After months of being away from the Trust, volunteers who support UHDB are slowly beginning to return to our hospitals.
Some of our Buggy Driver Volunteers returned to the Royal Derby last week, we caught up with them to see how they have been getting on.
Burton Albion FC has teamed up with the NHS to get behind a special campaign urging black, asian and ethnic minority people to prevent or delay the onset of Type 2 diabetes.
The call out comes as we are reminded that black, asian and ethnic minority people are three times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than white people and that if left untreated, it can lead to blindness, kidney failure, loss of a limb and it also increases the risk of heart attack or stroke.
People living with diabetes face a significantly higher risk of dying with Covid-19 with nearly a third of deaths in the Staffordshire locality associated with the condition, according to local NHS statistics. However, better management of the condition can help improve control and lead to better outcomes.
Queen’s Hospital Burton’s Endoscopy service has been awarded a prestigious national accreditation. Joint Advisory Group (JAG) accreditation is only awarded to the top performing endoscopy units in the country and provides confirmation that the highest standards of patient care are being adhered to.
A number of NHS heroes from across the UK are being celebrated at this year’s Blackpool Illuminations.
ISS Cleaner, Charlotte, who works at Royal Derby Hospital, was chosen from hundreds of nominations across the UK to be part of a special display to celebrate the work of 50 NHS, key workers and other outstanding individuals during the coronavirus pandemic.
The NHS in the Midlands has today revealed the ten individuals and teams it has chosen as regional champions for the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards.
We are so proud to announce that Joe Sim, Energy Monitor at UHDB has been awarded The Life Time Achievement Award after being nominated by Amanda Solloway MP.
A tattoo artist from South Derbyshire is once again raising funds for UHDB after raising more than £5,000 in the first national lockdown earlier this year.
Dominique Devine, Pharmacy Technician at Queen’s Hospital Burton, shares advice on how this year more than ever, your local pharmacist can help and your family. They can offer advice on a wide range of minor health concerns, such as an upset stomach, and other illnesses, as well as answering questions you may have about medications.
A respiratory service that has provided vital support to patients throughout Covid-19 has been shortlisted for a national HSJ Award – just a couple of months after winning another national award.
UHDB has received national acclaim for creating a culture of openness that is seeing more of our colleagues feel comfortable enough to raise concerns they have at work. The Trust’s Freedom to Speak Up Guardian offers an outlet for staff to speak up – in confidence – which, at a time where our hospitals have come under unprecedented pressure recently, has never been more important.
Sue Hind, Osteoporosis Lead Nurse Specialist, retires today after working in the NHS for 41 years.
Her colleagues have put together a short write up to highlight some of her fantastic achievements thoughout her career:
We are sorry to announce that Frances Ebong, a staff nurse on Ward 7 at Queen’s Hospital Burton, has sadly passed away following illness. Frances joined the Trust in August 2018. Colleagues on Ward 7 will remember Frances as a well-respected nurse and that nothing was ever too much trouble.
A pioneering research study which aims to make operating theatres safer places during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond is underway at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB). UHDB is working in partnership with Rolls-Royce and Lancaster University to understand the spread of droplets in the air, generated when conducting Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs).
It is with deep sadness we announce that University Hospitals of Derby and Burton has lost a dedicated and committed colleague this week to Covid-19. Dr Krishnan Subramanian, a Consultant Anaesthetist here at Royal Derby Hospital, sadly passed away yesterday (Thursday 12 November 2020) at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester.
The Trust would like to correct recent inaccurate reporting in the Derby Telegraph
In the Derby Telegraph on Tuesday 10 November it was reported that there has been an ‘Increase in bullying and harassment among Royal Derby Hospital staff’ and that ‘The problem is getting worse due to the pandemic’.
This was based on discussions at our Public Board meeting and is not correct. We have worked hard to encourage all staff to talk about their concerns this year, which is more important than ever due to the pandemic. What was discussed was the increase in staff choosing to talk about concerns, not an increase in bullying itself.
Our hospitals in Derby and Burton now have more inpatients who have tested positive for Covid-19 within 28 days than we had in April/May 2020.
A Renal Consultant and his colleagues have published the first piece of research in the UK and only the second in Europe about how Covid-19 patients who also develop Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) are adversely affected by the virus.
This Youth Work Week, we’re making sure to celebrate our national award-winning Youth Service Team. The team, who consist of Qualified Youth Workers, Eleanor Gambini and Louise Melbourne, Playworker, Louise Trower and Volunteer, Mark Durkan, are a fantastic group of colleagues who have a number of different backgrounds, skills and training, many of which have had to be adapted throughout the pandemic to help support our younger patients.
The Youth Service Team play a key role aiding young people with long-term health conditions to feel empowered and to overcome some of the additional challenges that this can bring to their lives.
The rising levels of Covid-19 in our communities has meant that we have seen an increase in the number of Covid-19 infected patients we’re caring for in our hospitals.
We’d like to wish a very happy retirement to the fantastic Fiona Keay, who retired from the Trust this week after working 30 years in the NHS.
A member of the Urology team at QHB has raised more than £1,300 for charity by completing a gruelling swimathon.
