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Burton Albion FC have made one of the suites at the Pirelli Stadium available for UHDB midwives to offer expectant and new mums care closer to their own homes.

Two clinical teams have been shortlisted for Respiratory Team of the Year at the 2020 British Medical Journal (BMJ) Awards.

A Royal Derby Hospital consultant will be taking on a 24-hour charity bike ride tomorrow (1 April), in honour of a beloved UHDB colleague who sadly passed away over the weekend. 

A member of the Paediatrics team has written a story for children to help them understand the changes to everyday life as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak.

Derbyshire Children’s Hospital’s Diabetes team have achieved their best ever results in the latest RCPCH National Paediatric Diabetes audit (NPDA) – helping to improve outcomes for children and young people with diabetes.

Hundreds pay tribute to 'hero' consultant

To make sure we are best prepared to manage the increase in patients we expect to see for Coronavirus and to assist with social distancing, we have made some changes to the way patients are seen at Royal Derby Hospital Emergency Department.  

It’s with deep sadness that we share with you that Queen’s Hospital Burton, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and the wider NHS has lost a very dear colleague over the weekend who contracted COVID-19.

From 1 April 2020, staff who currently work in the two children’s wards at Queen’s Hospital Burton, and all children receiving care there at that time, will move to Derbyshire Children’s Hospital at Royal Derby Hospital.

Gavin Boyle, Chief Executive, said: “We can now confirm that sadly, four patients aged 47-80 have passed away at Royal Derby Hospital. They had tested positive for COVID-19. Our thoughts and condolences remain with the patient’s family and loved ones at this difficult time.

“These are unprecedented times for all our communities and across our hospitals in Derby, Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth our people are working in extraordinary ways to meet the challenge we face together.

In these uncertain times, our NHS is under immense pressure and needs you more than ever.

We are in urgent need of your help to support our staff currently caring for patients with the coronavirus and vulnerable, high risk groups.

A member of #TeamUHDB’s nursing and education staff has been awarded the position of Honorary (Consultant) Assistant Professor at the University of Nottingham Medical School.

Are you able to lend our amazing staff who have to work from home a helping hand…set?

If you have upgraded your smartphone in the last 3-4 years and no longer have any use for your old and still working mobile, please consider donating it to our key workers.

As you will be aware the situation regarding advice for pregnant women in relation to Coronavirus (COVID -19) is rapidly changing and we would like to offer some practical advice to all women booked with Maternity Services at University Hospitals Derby and Burton (UHDB).

The midwifery-led birthing unit at Samuel Johnson Community Hospital in Lichfield will temporarily close from 5pm on Thursday 19 March to help staff at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton provide safe services to women and their babies.

UHDB has changed visiting times and issued advice for contacting our wards in response to Coronavirus

We’re proud to announce that the Royal Derby Hospital has earned a position in the Newsweek World’s Best Hospitals 2020!

The World’s Best Hospitals ranking recognise the best medical institutions across 21 countries. 

Find out more about the rankings here: https://www.newsweek.com/best-hospitals-2020

The Occupational Health Team has been recognised for their commitment towards protecting our patients and staff from flu.

The team received the CEO Making a Difference Award, which was presented by Gavin Boyle, Chief Executive at UHDB, after vaccinating 80.73% of our frontline healthcare staff across our five hospital sites.

In his blog, Gavin Boyle, Chief Executive, said; “I would like to thank the Occupational Health Team, peer vaccinators and each and every one of you who have rolled up your sleeves to have the vaccine. Work has already commenced on the flu programme for this year and a national target has been set to vaccinate 90% of frontline healthcare workers. I know I can count on your continued support to help protect yourself, patients and visitors.”

Pride Pharmacy opened its doors at Royal Derby Hospital at the start of February and is one of the busiest pharmacies in the region, dispensing around 10,000 prescriptions every month.

Clive Newman, Chief Pharmacist at UHDB and Managing Director of Pride Pharmacy said: “We recognise there have been challenging moments in the first few weeks and would like to thank everyone who has visited us for their patience."

It is believed that Joe Sim, Energy Monitor for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, is the oldest member of staff throughout the whole of Team UHDB. He turns 80 on 17 March and has worked for the NHS for just under 60 years. We caught up with him to speak about his career journey!

A porter from Queen’s Hospital Burton is proving that our portering team don’t just walk the walk!

Guy Melidoni, Porter for over six years at Burton has been singing across the globe for over 20 years. He spent 8 years in a band; however, he’s been singing solo for 10 years now.

“I love singing; it’s been going from strength to strength over the years. I work on the bank for the portering team so I can fit in my day job as well as my gigs!”

A team of staff from across the Trust who worked on the Bathroom Conversion Project have been recognised with a monthly staff award for their hard work following their fantastic teamwork and dedication.

Sharon Martin, Executive Chief Operating Officer presented the team with our March “Team UHDB” Making a Difference award.

The Porters Team at Queen’s Hospital Burton have been recognised for their commitment towards patient care and supporting staff.

The team received the “Team UHDB” Award, which was presented by Duncan Bedford, Executive Managing Director at Burton, after a number of staff across Queen’s Hospital Burton nominated them for going above and beyond at all times.

Our sepsis survivor support group continues to grow with 25 people who have been affected by sepsis at our last meeting. The group facilitated by nurses from UHDB and the UK Sepsis Trust offers the opportunity for sepsis survivors to share their experience and support one another.

Angela Yates, aged 44 from Swadlincote, is a passionate driver who is independently mobile again thanks to the guidance of the Driving Mobility assessment centre in Derby.

We are delighted to announce that recruitment to the IBD BioResource study continues at a brisk pace. We have reached our 400th participant by recruiting over 100 patients in the last six months!   

The team in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Royal Derby Hospital have been presented with the Patient Hero Award for January 2020 by a returning patient, whose life they saved after he contracted meningitis.

21-year-old Harrison Monk was admitted to ICU on 23 August 2019 after his sister found him semi-conscious on the bathroom floor with a purple rash on his face, arms and torso. Harrison then spent a month in the unit as he slowly recovered before being discharged in late September 2019.

A patient has returned to Royal Derby Hospital thank the team who saved his life after he contracted meningitis last year.

21-year-old Harrison Monk, from Mickleover, Derby, spent a month in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after falling ill with meningococcal septicaemia, a type of meningitis sometimes referred to as blood poisoning, in August 2019.