Research news

Today is #Red4Research Day, which highlights and celebrates all those who take part in, support, and deliver research - shining a spotlight on teams and individuals who are driving innovation in healthcare through their commitment to research.

Here at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB), we are delighted to take part in today's celebrations and showcase just some of the groundbreaking research happening across our hospitals.

The Imaging and Radiology department at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton were selected to attend the UK's largest Imaging and Oncology event to present their research on the approach used to train 85% of the newly recruited CT-specialist radiographers at the Trust to full competency within 10 weeks.

Dr Marcus Bateman, Upper Limb Consultant Physiotherapist at UHDB, has graduated from his PhD which focuses on his on-going research into improving treatment for patients with tennis elbow. The PhD project was to develop an optimised physiotherapy treatment package for patients with tennis elbow, which is a condition which causes pain around the outside of the elbow. Following this, the study then tests the feasibility of using it in a clinical trial.

We are proud to share that Professor Fran Game, Clinical Director in Research and Development and Consultant Diabetologist at UHDB, has received the 2024 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Roger Pecoraro Award for her significant contribution and research into Diabetes foot care. 

Innovative research at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) found that a 'hybrid' approach to treating patients recovering from heart attacks or heart surgery led to an 85% improvement in quality of life for patients taking part in the study.