University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

13/05/2026

📈 Colleagues across UHDB are always looking for ways to enhance the care we provide to communities every day, no matter whether that's the big or little things!

💧 Today, we're sharing the work of our Ward 4 team at Queen's Hospital Burton - and how something as simple as colour-coding water jug lids has helped to improve the safety of our patients... 🟢🔴🔵

➡️ Swipe through to learn more.

12/05/2026

We're wishing a Happy International Nurses Day to our amazing nursing staff - who make such a difference to the lives of patients, loved ones and colleagues across our hospitals, every single day. 👏

💙 The compassion and professionalism of our skilled nursing colleagues helps to deliver exceptional care to patients across our community - often supporting the families and friends of those patients, and enhancing the experience of the teams they work alongside as well.

🌟 As part of our celebrations in honour of nurses across UHDB, the NHS, and internationally today, a plaque has been unveiled at Queen's Hospital Burton, in honour of Dame Elizabeth Cockayne - who was born in Burton-upon-Trent and went on to become the first Chief Nurse of the NHS when it began in 1948.

🪧 The plaque - which we are grateful to our partners at Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity for funding - will take pride of place at Queen's Hospital Burton to commemorate an important figure in the local history of Burton, and the NHS as a whole.

12/05/2026

📣 Next week we will be shining a light on 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 2026 - and we would like to invite you, our communities, to join us at our information stands to learn more about the support available to those living with Dementia, as well as the support on offer for carers.

ℹ️ We will be joined by representatives from several organisations to offer advice and answer your questions. This includes Derbyshire Carers Association, Staffordshire Together for Carers, Alzheimer's Society and Voluntary Action LeicesterShire (VALS) - as well as colleagues from our Library service, Liaison Psychiatry team, and Dementia Palliative Care team.

🗓️ The dates and locations of the stands are as follows:
➖ Monday 18 May: Royal Derby Hospital - main entrance courtyard, 10am-1pm
➖ Tuesday 19 May: Queen's Hospital Burton - outside the canteen, 10am-1pm
➖ Wednesday 20 May: Samuel Johnson Community Hospital - the landing area, 10am-1pm
➖ Thursday 21 May: Sir Robert Peel Community Hospital - foyer, 10am-1pm
➖ Friday 22 May: Florence Nightingale Community Hospital - main corridor, 10am-1pm

We look forward to seeing you there!

11/05/2026

"We're ensuring that we are both clinically, and financially effective" 📈

👏 Colleagues in our Renal Department have been recognised nationally for becoming the first in the NHS to use innovative technology to improve efficiency and reduce waste for our patients.

⛶ 🤳 The team are trialling Carescan - a smart scanning tool that helps colleague manage stock, capture costs and record data more efficiently. The team have found that the new process could save as much as 500,000 minutes per year completing paperwork - helping give more time back to patient care.

🏆 Thanks to their work, the team has been "highly commended" in the "Best Use of Data" category at the Health Tech News NOW Awards!

🔗 Read more about the new technology, and how it is making a positive impact on the team, on our website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/colleagues-use-of-innovative-carescan-tool-recognised-at-awards-ceremony-20872

08/05/2026

"Coming into hospital can be quite scary for children - but play can be used to link hospital to home, helping them to feel better about the situation and supporting their recovery." 🪇

💙🫂 UHDB Hospital Play Specialist, Jacqueline Raffle-Gascoigne, has been recognised for her compassionate approach with our young patients with complex needs - providing emotional support and clear communication ahead of often challenging medical procedures.

🏆 Play Specialists like Jacqueline play a crucial role in personalised patient care. Her drive to embed "meaningful, positive change" in supporting children in our care led to her being presented with a Making a Difference Award by our Chief People Officer, Amanda Rawlings.

👏 From all of us at UHDB, thank you Jacqueline!

07/05/2026

This week, 4-10 May, is Dying Matters Week, and this year's theme is 'Let’s talk about Death and Dying'.

Did you know that our end-of-life care teams at UHDB offer free, compassionate sessions to support those with loved ones who are approaching their final days?

Our 'Last Days Matter' workshops cover a range of topics to help prepare you for what to expect when caring for someone, and how to plan for what comes after the death of a loved one - with the next session taking place on 16 July 2026.

The sessions are open to anyone - including carers and healthcare professionals - to facilitate a richness in conversation about end-of-life care. Each session is led by a trained facilitator, who will guide a small group through sessions which feature some short films followed by a discussion.

You can register your interest in attending one of these sessions, and find more information on palliative care and the support we provide at UHDB, on our website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/service-palliative-care

05/05/2026

🤱👶 Happy International Day of the Midwife to our incredible Midwives, Student Midwives and Maternity Support Workers.

Across Derbyshire and Staffordshire, our teams support 6,000 births every year.

Our midwives are dedicated to providing quality care to every family, and to improving the services that we provide. Over the past three years, they have been the driving force behind some big changes to maternity services, and are working on even more, to make care safer for women, birthing people and babies.

We so often hear from families about the important role their midwife has played in their pregnancy journey or birth experience, so today is an opportunity for us to say thank you.

Here's one example of how midwives across Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton have helped implement a new approach to maternity triage which has led to significant improvements and is supporting our teams to quickly identify and treat women who are high-risk, while providing clearer timelines for women who are not in an emergency: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/urgent-and-emergency-maternity-care-is-now-safer-as-midwives-have-implemented-a-new-approach-to-triage-20754/

05/05/2026

🗓️ Join us at our Public Trust Board meeting in one week's time, on Tuesday 12 May at Queen's Hospital Burton from 10am.

The meeting will give you the chance to have your questions answered*, as well as hear updates on topics such as elective and emergency care, finance and more.

📧 If you would like to attend, or register a question, please contact: uhdb.corporategovernanceteam@nhs.net.

*Your questions for the Board must be submitted by 9am on Monday 11 May via the above email address.

Find out more about the meeting, including specific location and where to find Board papers, on our website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/join-us-at-our-next-public-trust-board-meeting-on-tuesday-12-may-2026-20851

29/04/2026

Each month we share birth statistics to show how many families have been supported through our maternity services - and in March 2026, 627 babies were born at UHDB 👶
16 of those babies were born in our birthing pools and our teams helped deliver 9 sets of twins!

You can see more of our stats below, and we have put a handy explainer tool in the comments section, to show just what these numbers mean.

29/04/2026

🏅Applications are now open for a London Marathon 2027 charity place to raise funds to support local NHS patients and families!

Follow the link below to find out how you can take part!🎽

🔥 Inspired by the weekend? Want next year to be YOU? 🏃‍♀️🏅

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!

Ready to be the next member of TeamDBHC? 💜

For full details on how to apply, visit: https://bit.ly/LM2027-s

𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.

24/04/2026

🕰️🔙 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙬: the same site, the same purpose - with a 𝗯𝗶𝗴 difference!

🏥 20 years ago, the old Derby City General Hospital entrance came down, making way for the Royal Derby Hospital that stands in its place today.

A 𝙡𝙤𝙩 has changed since then, but one thing hasn't: our dedicated colleagues are here 24/7, 365 days a year, to care for our communities 💙🤍