Team UHDB Award: Phlebotomy
Blood, sweat and tears have all been shed to keep our patients safe throughout Covid-19 and this has certainly been true of our Phlebotomy teams, who have been recognised for their outstanding efforts.
Colleagues working in our blood clinics have worked non-stop throughout the pandemic to ensure that this vital service has been able to carry on and UHDB patients have been able to continue to undergo blood tests.
The Phlebotomy teams have dealt with huge amounts of orders for patients’ bloods to be taken, with colleagues at Royal Derby Hospital, Queen’s Hospital Burton and London Road Community Hospital also working tirelessly to carry out vast numbers of staff Covid antibody testing.
This commitment has also been mirrored at our community hospitals in Lichfield and Tamworth, with the walk-in blood clinic at Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital being temporarily closed during the peak of the pandemic and relocated under one roof at Samuel Johnson Community Hospital.
Phlebotomy have responded fantastically well to the huge demands for the service, with a new online booking system being set up to make it easier than ever for patients to book their blood test appointments in advance at any one of UHDB’s five hospitals.
It was only right then that the Trust acknowledged all of this hard work by awarding Phlebotomy a Team UHDB Award.
Laura Randall, Phlebotomy Team Leader at Royal Derby Hospital, said: “We were all very shocked to receive this award but it is so nice to have got this recognition. It is easy to get into the routine of just doing your job and not realising the difference you’re making, so it is amazing to feel appreciated in this way.”
Amanda Rawlings, Executive Director of People and Organisational Development, added: “I’d like to congratulate our Phlebotomy teams for the fantastic job they’ve done maintaining this vital service throughout Covid-19. The volume of work that they have got through in the last few months has been incredible, so I’m really proud to be able to offer this recognition for the outstanding work they’ve done.”