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With 2020 representing the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, BBC Radio Derby visited Royal Derby Hospital’s Maternity department early this morning to ask our midwives why they love doing what they do.

Are you a Nurse or a Midwife in our hospitals here at #TeamUHDB? If so, you should join in with our 60 second video challenge in aid of the Year of the Nurse and Midwife 2020.

New research will look at how novel methods of kidney MRI scanning can help improve diagnosis and treatment for people living with kidney disease, thanks to a £1.9 million grant from the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme – a Medical Research Council (MRC) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) partnership.

Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) at Royal Derby Hospital has become only the second department in the Trust to be awarded with both Nursing and Medical accreditation for End of Life Care ward acrreditation.

Baroness Julia Cumberlege visited Royal Derby Hospital this week to find out more about the Scan4Safety project and to meet members of our Midwifery Team.

The 2020 Nursing and Midwifery Research Scholar Programme aims to increase the capacity and capability for nursing and midwifery research at the Trust by delivering a bespoke programme of research related training.

Grace Bradley, Senior Radiographer at Royal Derby Hospital, tells us all about the variety that her role offers, and how UHDB has helped her further her career.

UHDB has created a new ward at London Road Community Hospital to support patients approaching the end of life.

The new Ward 2, which has 14 single room bedrooms, has been designed specifically for patients who require end of life care but who can’t return home or go to a nursing home.

Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs) and Radiographers looking to return to practice could now do so at UHDB – as part of an innovative new scheme being piloted by the Trust.

A handful of happy couples were able to start the new decade in the best way possible yesterday by welcoming their new babies into the world in our hospitals.  

It’s becoming an annual tradition for me to share my highlights from the year. Before I give you the run down, I want to say thank you. This year has been another big one and we’ve faced some big challenges but have achieved so much too.

A retired UHDB nurse has seen her fantastic contribution to stoma care honoured with a place on the New Year Honours list.

Thomas Veluthvadathu, a staff nurse at Samuel Johnson Community Hospital in Lichfield is the latest member of #TeamUHDB to share some advice on how to stay well this winter.

Two years ago, 21-year-old Anum Nawaz from Burton joined the team in A&E at Queen’s Hospital Burton as a Trainee Healthcare Assistant on an 18 month apprenticeship scheme.

Our hospitals are going to be very busy this winter, and over the coming weeks, members of frontline staff will be providing help and advice for the public on how they can access the right services for their health needs.

Christmas came early for children and their families at the Royal Derby Hospital as Wayne Rooney and members of the Derby County squad paid a surprise Christmas visit this week.

Former England captain Wayne Rooney paid a personal visit to a stroke patient at Royal Derby Hospital.

We are holding two recruitment events, giving you the opportunity to find out more about our exciting opportunities and to discover more about working at UHDB.

Our Go For It! winners Vanessa and Rebecca 

For the next five weeks you’ll hear from a variety of frontline staff from across UHDB giving advice on which services can help you, and how you can help us by being prepared for winter.

We are proud to be national leaders of good practice and inclusivity.

The Trust been recognised for working hard to improve retention after being awarded Retention Team of the Year at a national award ceremony for Nursing.

You can help teach the doctors of tomorrow by taking part in our upcoming medical student clinical examinations as a volunteer.

Ward 3 at Queen’s Hospital Burton hosted a grand re-opening ceremony this week after a complete refurbishment.

An internship at Royal Derby Hospital has helped ‘change the life’ of a disabled young woman – according to her grateful parents.

UHDB Consultant Dr Thomas Livingston has donated his stem cells in a bid to help to treat a patient's blood cancer.