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Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for the Royal Derby Hospital and the London Road Community Hospital incorporating the Derby Medical School which is run in partnership with the University of Nottingham. Rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2015 following their inspection where they noted some outstanding practice and innovation, we deliver quality patient care and in recent years have achieved high standards which have put us amongst the cleanest and safest hospitals in the country.

21/10/2025

Tuesday 21 October 2025 is 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 - and we are pleased to honour the vital contributions that pharmacy technicians have made to delivering care to our patients at UHDB.

These dedicated colleagues play a crucial role in patient safety and the smooth running of our pharmacy services - ensuring medicines are used in a safe, effective and efficient way - whether that's 'behind the scenes', or working alongside our clinical teams with patients in our care. 💊

To mark this awareness day, yesterday, several Trust colleagues took part in a special event alongside other pharmacy technicians across the region - which aimed to shine a light on their innovation, hard work, and the evolving future of the profession.

21/10/2025

Last week, colleagues from across UHDB gathered at Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton to celebrate Diwali and Bandi Chhor Divas, with events hosted by our EMBRACE Colleague Network - supported by Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity and our partners at ISS 🌟

The celebrations were a chance to learn about the meaning behind both festivals - from traditions, shared stories, to reflections on how the shared values of both the Hindu and Sikh faiths can inspire people across our hospitals and communities.

We were delighted to promote understanding and bring our people, from all backgrounds, together in the spirit of inclusion. To all in our UHDB family and communities who have celebrated Diwali this year, and to those marking Bandi Chhor Divas today, we wish you peace and happiness at this special time 🪔

21/10/2025

Each month we share birth statistics to show how many families have been supported through our maternity services - and in September 2025, 721 𝓫𝓪𝓫𝓲𝓮𝓼 were born at UHDB.

In addition, this month, we are celebrating the opening of the Special Care Baby Unit at Queen's Hospital Burton, which has undergone a major refurbishment, 𝓽𝓸 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝓷𝓮𝔀 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓶𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓯𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓮𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓸𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻 𝓮𝓷𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓭 𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓰 𝓹𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓲𝓻 𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓼.

Work has been underway to transform the unit to make it a more modern and comfortable environment for parents of newborns being cared for at the hospital.

A key focus of the unit is that it now offers neonatal transitional care, an exciting new development which will allow for families to stay together. After birth, some babies require frequent observations or antibiotics. The changes on the unit mean that this care can be delivered to babies within our maternity units instead of them having to be separated from their parents, while they receive additional support.

In addition, 𝓹𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓪𝓵𝓼𝓸 𝓷𝓸𝔀 𝓫𝓮 𝓪𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝔂 𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 at baby's bedside as a result of additional space which means beds will be available next to the cots, once again supporting families to stay together during that difficult time.

Other changes include more modern equipment, including better monitoring equipment, and a much lighter space with skylights to create a calmer, more comforting space to allow families to feel more at home while using the unit.

Ben and Samantha Crockett, were one of the first families to use the unit, when they were transferred from the previous unit with their daughter Florence, who was born at 33 weeks gestation. Florence was born on 11 August weighing 4lbs 3oz.

Ben said: "𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝔀𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓮𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓱𝓪𝓼 𝓫𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝔀𝓮 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓼𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓼𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓱𝓸𝔀 𝓶𝓾𝓬𝓱 𝓪 𝓭𝓲𝓯𝓯𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓲𝓶𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓼 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓾𝓷𝓲𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓭𝓮. Sammy was able to stay over with Florence one night and speaking to other mums they all were so pleased with the unit and the changes that meant they could stay at their baby's side.

"The unit is modern, fresh and much lighter which is really important because some days you are inside all day. The change is definitely worthwhile and will help families get the care they need in a new and comfortable unit."

You can read more about the unit and how it is helping families, here: https://bit.ly/4o0srfY

20/10/2025

The Diabetes Centre at Queen's Hospital Burton will be moving to a temporary location on Thursday 23 October.

Patients attending Diabetes and Endocrinology Outpatient appointments will be seen in the main hospital above Pharmacy at Reception A and Reception B, from Monday 27 October until further notice.

All patients will be contacted by the team about these changes but more information is available here: https://bit.ly/46ZxF5J

17/10/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, helping to create an additional 500 on-site parking spaces, and more disabled parking to improve the experience for patients and visitors who park at our hospital 🚗

From this date, there will be changes to some of our other car parks across the hospital - with parking on site no longer 'short stay only', and the park and ride service will be closing from 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟕 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫.

Andrew Selby, Director of Estates and Facilities at UHDB, said: "We are very pleased to be able to open the new car park, which we know will make visiting our hospital easier for all, now and in the future, addressing the long-standing challenge of increased demand on NHS services and a limited parking provision."

Find out more about the new car park, the upcoming parking changes and the park and ride closure here: https://bit.ly/42G6w5m

16/10/2025

This Restart a Heart Day, our resuscitation training experts are sharing lifesaving skills in this useful video, explaining how to help someone in cardiac arrest 💙

Research from St John Ambulance shows that one in three people are afraid to give CPR to a woman in public, feeling worried about touching the person's breasts when starting CPR and using a defibrillator.

We want people to feel comfortable helping 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 in cardiac arrest, so our video includes 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐏𝐑 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐤𝐢𝐧'𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭. These four minutes of information could help you be a lifesaver in an emergency.

This video could genuinely help save somebody's life.

Learn CPR, act fast, save lives.

15/10/2025

"The care we have received has been wonderful - the change is definitely worthwhile and we've seen firsthand how it will help families get the care they need in a new and comfortable unit." 💙

The state-of-the-art Special Care Baby Unit is now open at Queen's Hospital Burton, supporting families to access enhanced neonatal care for premature babies or babies who require care immediately after birth.

The unit has undergone a major transformation in response to feedback from our communities - with an investment of more than £2.5million to create new and improved facilities for our patients.

Read more on our website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/new-special-care-baby-unit-at-queens-hospital-burton-means-parents-can-now-stay-overnight-with-their-baby--20099

14/10/2025

Today, Tuesday 14 October, marks National Allied health professions (AHPs’) day and we're celebrating the contribution of all roles within our AHP's who deliver exceptional care to our patients and communities. 💙

"𝐈𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟏 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬!" - Laura Adamson, UHDB Occupational Therapist. 👏

As the third-largest clinical workforce in health and care we've spoken to three teams about the different ways AHP professions are supporting the 10 year NHS plan ➡️ http://bit.ly/4n7lvwm

10/10/2025

Have you received care, or accompanied someone who has, at one of our Community Diagnostic Centres? 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

We have launched the Experience Based Design Survey as part of ongoing improvements - giving you the opportunity to share your feedback about your experiences at our CDCs, which you see included in the map below 👇

Complete the survey for the location where you received care, before Friday 17 October, here:

Florence Nightingale Community Hospital: https://app.ebd.elect.nhs.uk/emar-website/FNCHPATIENTQUESTIONNAIRE

Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital: https://app.ebd.elect.nhs.uk/emar-website/SRPPATIENT

Ilkeston Community Hospital: https://app.ebd.elect.nhs.uk/emar-website/ICHPATIENT

Learn more about our CDCs: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/service-community-diagnostic-centres

10/10/2025

Shining a light on Baby Loss Awareness Week

This week (9-15 October) is Baby Loss Awareness Week, an opportunity for parents and families to come together as a community to raise awareness of pregnancy and baby loss.

This year's theme is 'Together, we care' and at UHDB we will be lighting up the maternity entrances at RDH and the main entrance at QHB and joining in the global Wave of Light at 7pm on 15 October to show our support during this time.

You can read more here > http://bit.ly/4oybY2L

10/10/2025

𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 - 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

🩷 October is Breast Cancer Awareness month 🩷

While breast cancer is often associated with women, men can be affected too. That's why the UHDB Breast Care team is hosting a special awareness event focused on men's breast health.

📍Pride Park Stadium, Derby County FC
📅 Monday 13 October
🕕 6pm - 7pm
🗨️ Learn the signs, ask questions and get informed

You can learn more about the event and also read 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 - both attended their routine breast screening appointments with UHDB and were diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬, here ➡️ http://bit.ly/470jxYv

09/10/2025

"We hope that these sessions will provide valuable education, meaning more people across our community feel aware and have the skills that could genuinely save somebody's life" 💙

Resuscitation training experts from UHDB are raising awareness about what to do to help someone in cardiac arrest and teaching basic CPR skills at a series of events to mark the annual Restart a Heart initiative - beginning with a public session at the Derbion Centre Community Hub from 10am today

🔗 Read more about Restart a Heart Day (16 October) and how UHDB's Resuscitation and Simulation team are supporting it: https://bit.ly/3VXpCzZ

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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 July 2018 to bring together our five hospitals – in Derby, Burton, Lichfield and Tamworth – to provide the highest quality care to patients across southern Derbyshire and south east Staffordshire. Our aim is to deliver outstanding care for local people as we bring together the expertise of our 12,000 staff across our five hospital sites.

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