Team UHDB Award: Labour Ward teams and Ward 314
The last few months have understandably been extremely daunting for all of our pregnant women but UHDB’s maternity teams have truly gone above and beyond to provide them with priceless support.
Because of the threat of Covid-19, women have unfortunately not been able to have their loved ones with them for certain parts of their pregnancy journey as they normally would but our teams have truly stepped up to make them feel as comfortable as possible.
The Labour Ward teams at Royal Derby Hospital and Queen’s Hospital Burton have played an enormously important role providing this compassionate care, while the Ward 314 team at RDH have also done a fantastic job offering invaluable reassurance to those whose birth partners have not been able to be there.
At times like the last few months, where the risks associated to Covid-19 have understandably created heightened anxiety for our women, this support has been more important than ever, so it was a pleasure to this week present all three teams with Team UHDB Awards.
Dr Kathy McLean, UHDB Chair, presented both RDH teams with their awards, and said: “Throughout the pandemic, one of our key priorities has been to make sure that our pregnant women and their families receive the support that they need, and these colleagues have done this brilliantly. The Labour Ward and Ward 314 teams have helped ensure we’ve managed to provide a service that really needed to keep going, so the teams should all feel very proud of what they’ve done for our patients.”
Duncan Bedford, Executive Managing Director for Burton, presented the QHB Labour Ward with their award, and told the team: “I’m so proud of the work you have all done and the changes you have had to make to provide the care for our women and their families. It can’t have been easy; you’ve done an excellent job and I am so thankful to each and every one of you.”
