University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

15/11/2025

Some resident doctors across the NHS are taking part in industrial action until 7am Wednesday 19 November. It is important that everyone who needs urgent medical attention continues to access NHS services:

➡️ Call 999 or visit A&E for life-threatening or serious conditions, such as heart attacks and strokes
➡️ Visit an Urgent Treatment Centre for minor injuries or illnesses, such as broken bones, sprains, minor infections, cuts and more
➡️ Contact NHS 111 online or by phone for advice on where to receive care

Find out more: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/information-for-patients-upcoming-industrial-action-by-resident-doctors-20196

13/11/2025

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰 - 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟲 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
𝗖𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝟳 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 🚫🚗

Car park 7 at Royal Derby Hospital will be temporarily closed from the afternoon of Friday 14 November — Sunday 16 November to allow for some resurfacing works on the site.

The entrance barriers to car park 7 (situated just past Entrance 24, towards the end of the ring road around the hospital) will 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 and will remain closed until 9pm on Sunday 16 November, while the resurfacing work takes place.

Cars already parked in car park 7 at the point of closure will be able to exit - but patients and visitors accessing Royal Derby Hospital on the afternoon of 14 November are advised to use other car parks where possible.

The new multi-storey car park (car park 6) is now open, offering hundreds of spaces across five levels. This is situated right before car park 7 on the hospital ring road.

For more information on parking at the hospital, including other available car parks for 14-16 November, visit the 'Parking at Royal Derby Hospital' page: 🔗 https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/parking-at-royal-derby

13/11/2025

"You go on a journey with the patient to get them back to where they want to be" 💙

🏃‍♀️ 🏋 UHDB Fitness Instructor, Kristian Powell, has been recognised with a Patient Hero Award for his outstanding commitment to make sure a Polish-speaking patient could access culturally inclusive mental health support and care during a routine discharge assessment.

💖 Joining in November 2024, Kristian has made a big impact in his team and patients during the short time he has been with the Trust, delivering care that is centred around the needs of our patients and rooted in compassion.

🏆 He was presented the award by Amanda Rawlings, Executive Chief People Officer and his colleagues, which you can read more about here: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/trust-colleague-celebrated-for-going-the-extra-mile-to-deliver-compassionate-and-inclusive-patient-care-20207

13/11/2025

From 𝟳𝗮𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 to 𝟳𝗮𝗺 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, some resident doctors across the NHS will take part in industrial action.

If you have an appointment at one of our hospitals, attend as normal unless we contact you. It is important that everyone who needs urgent medical attention continues to access NHS services:

➡️ Call 999 or visit A&E for life-threatening or serious conditions, such as heart attacks and strokes
➡️ Visit an Urgent Treatment Centre for minor injuries or illnesses, such as broken bones, sprains, minor infections, cuts and more
➡️ Contact NHS 111 online or by phone for advice on where to receive care
➡️ GP surgeries and dental practices will remain open
➡️ Pharmacies are able to treat some common conditions and are available for advice

🔗 Find out more: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/information-for-patients-upcoming-industrial-action-by-resident-doctors-20196

12/11/2025

"We will remember them always." 🌹

Colleagues, patients and visitors came together across our hospitals yesterday to pay their respects and honour our Armed Forces on Remembrance Day.

Read more about how the Trust marked the day, along with reflections from Chris Upton, UHDB Armed Forces Covenant Manager and veteran of long service with the Royal Navy, and Elaine Day, an Appointed Governor, whose father-in-law served in the Second World War ❤ https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/uhdb-marks-remembrance-day-2025-as-colleagues-share-reflections-on-importance-of-remembrance-20201

07/11/2025

🗣️ "We have a really strong team that are caring, committed and passionate about delivering the safest and most supportive care to all of our mothers and babies. We want to be able to answer any questions that you have and tell you more about the improvements we are making"

👶 Today the CQC have published reports from an inspection that happened over 10 months ago, and improved our maternity rating to 'requires improvement'.

📹 Watch the video and hear Sarah Noble, Director of Midwifery, talk to you about what this report means for our families.

📝 An open letter has also been published to share how we are making care safer: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/how-we-are-improving-our-maternity-services

07/11/2025

👶 At the bottom of this post is a link to an open letter that we have written for our maternity families.

We are sharing this today to provide reassurance that the quality and safety of maternity care across our hospitals has improved - and to acknowledge that we have further to go.

🏥 Our progress has been recognised by the Care Quality Commission who regulate NHS services and today they will publish reports following an inspection that happened in December 2024 of maternity services at Royal Derby Hospital and Queen’s Hospital Burton.

🟠 The CQC has improved our maternity rating to ‘Requires Improvement’ for both hospitals - our previous rating was ‘Inadequate’.

While this shows that the focused work our dedicated teams are doing to improve the safety and quality of care is having a positive impact, the reports include some challenges which we take seriously and have responded to.

We have a structured improvement programme helping us to address the CQC’s feedback, and feedback from families, which has led to improved outcomes and experiences for women and babies.

To our communities and maternity families you have our commitment that our hard work continues and our focus and energy firmly remains on delivering you high-quality, safe and personalised maternity care to women, birthing people and babies.

🔗 https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/how-we-are-improving-our-maternity-services

05/11/2025

Our new multi-storey car park is now officially open 🚗✅

For patients and visitors heading to Royal Derby Hospital, you can now drive round the hospital main ring road to park in the new-look car park 6 and use one of the shiny spaces across the five-storey facility.

Thank you for your patience and we hope you find the new car park, which is helping create an additional 500 on-site spaces and more disabled parking, improves your experience when accessing our hospital.

The park and ride service from Kingsway Boulevard will be closing from 6.30pm on Friday (7 November).

04/11/2025

"Even small adjustments can make a 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 difference" ♻️

✨ Our Renal Department has been recognised for their outstanding work to make kidney care at UHDB more sustainable - improving the experience for patients, spending public money more wisely, and reducing environmental impact.

💚 Colleagues from across the speciality in a variety of roles, as well a patient representative, have been meeting regularly to form a group dedicated to developing innovative ways of embedding sustainable practices into every aspect of the care they deliver across Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

🌍 From cutting water use and eliminating single-use plastics, to introducing energy efficient lighting and creative reuse projects supported by Derby & Burton Hospitals Charity, the team has shown how practical, thoughtful changes can have lasting benefits - and how looking after patients and looking after the planet can go hand in hand.

03/11/2025

*UPDATE: We’re 'parking' the opening…but not for long* 🚗

We’re taking a little extra time to get things on your new multi-storey car park just right.

Your new car park is now planned to open later this week - but we promise it will be worth the wait.

🚌 The park and ride remains open this week at Kingsway Boulevard, and all on-site parking has now changed, so it is no longer short-stay only, with no time restrictions in most car parks as of Monday 3 November.

Thanks for your patience and see you in one of our 500 shiny new parking spaces soon!

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

31/10/2025

Do you or your loved one receive sickle cell care with UHDB? Join our new patient group to help us improve sickle cell care for our patients and communities.

We want to work more closely with our patients and communities to improve the standards of sickle cell care at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton. This new group is an opportunity for our patients, families and carers to join us and:

• Share your experience of receiving care at RDH and QHB, what you think is done well and what needs to improve
• Have your say on the plan, design and implementation of new Trust services related to sickle cell care
• Check patient publications and resources aimed at our communities and patients impacted by sickle cell before they are published

Date and location
Thursday 6 November 2025, 10am - 1pm
Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Conference room, First Floor (Level 3)
Derby, DE1 2QY

Want to make a difference to communities and other patients impacted by sickle cell and join? Read more about the group and how to sign up: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/latest-news/adult-patients-are-invited-to-attend-new-patient-group-for-sickle-cell-care-20164

25/10/2025

Make a difference at the Nightingale Macmillan Unit (NMU) 💜

The Nightingale Macmillan Unit at Royal Derby Hospital are looking for several volunteers to join their incredible team.

The NMU provides specialist, compassionate care for people approaching the end of their lives, most often as a result of cancer. The team’s focus is on dignity, comfort and quality of life: supporting patients and their loved ones through one of the most important times in their lives.

If you’re kind, reliable and want to make a real difference for patients and families, they'd love to hear from you.

🕒 3-hour shift each week

📍 Royal Derby Hospital

📅 Apply by 29 December 2025

Find out more and apply here: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/volunteers-news/volunteer-with-the-nightingale-macmillan-unit-and-make-a-difference-every-day-20139