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Official Twitter page of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust. ๐ฅ This account is monitored Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm (excluding Bank Holidays)
Derby, Burton, Tamworth, Lichfield
Joined December 2011
There will be free admission, a BSL interpreter and information tables and refreshments. You can also park for free in the UHDB School of Medicine Car Park (next to the Education Centre) (3/3)
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the talk will be led by Suzanne Filon, Parkinson's Disease Nurse Specialist and Fiona Lindop MBE, Specialist Physiotherapist from UHDB's Centre of Excellence Parkinson's team (2/3)
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@stats_feed A mystery metric that is unique for each person, and the game is to figure out what it is.
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You're invited to our next Health and Information Talk discussing the topic of Parkinson's Disease. ๐
Taking place Thursday 11 December from ๐ฒ.๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ-๐ณ.๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ (doors open from 5.30pm) (1/3)
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Find out more about what we are doing and how you can support reducing missed hospital appointments ๐
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Local communities urged to help cut missed NHS appointments and speed up care
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These cost the NHS valuable time and resources every year. Thanks to innovative use of technology, the Trust has already achieved a significant reduction in DNAs, helping thousands more patients receive the care they need sooner. (2/3)
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โI have no idea what kind of fight is in store for usโJews, New York, America,โ writes @alananewhouse. โBut the whole world will be paler, dimmer, weaker if we donโt embrace it.โ Our December issue arrives at a time when many people feel shaken, tired, or tempted to look for the
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"When someone doesnโt attend, itโs not just a missed opportunity for them, itโs time that could have been used to treat another patient." ๐ UHDB is calling on local communities to play a role in reducing missed hospital appointments โ known as โDid Not Attendโ (DNA) cases (1/3)
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Here is a helpful graphic that explains some of our birth statistics
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You can read more about the Generation study and how it is helping our communities, or find out how you can get involved, here:
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Generation Study passes major milestones at UHDB to support genetic healthcare improvements for future generations
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More than 1,600 parents and babies are now involved in the Generation Study across Royal Derby Hospital and Queen's Hospital Burton, which investigates the genomes of newborn babies to see if their DNA can help us find and treat genetic conditions earlier. (3/4)
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In addition, this month, we want to tell you about how ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐น๐ป๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ, ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ช๐ฐ๐ท๐ธ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ฝ๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฝ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ท๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ธ๐ท๐ผ, by taking part in a research trial. (2/4)
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Each month we share birth statistics to show how many families have been supported through our maternity services - and in October 2025, 701 ๐ซ๐ช๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ธ๐ป๐ท at UHDB. (1/4)
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The Cardiometabolic service is shortlisted for the Medicines, Pharmacy and Prescribing Initiative of the Year category after their joined up and integrated approach led to a reduction in the number of patients waiting for specialist lipid care:
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Innovative Cardiometabolic service ensuring faster access to transformative care for patients
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The East Midlands Breast Pain Pathway National Collaboration are recognised for the Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year category:
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The EPR procurement team are jointly shortlisted with Chesterfield Royal Hospital for the Provider Collaboration of the Year award - read about it here:
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Innovative Cardiometabolic service ensuring faster access to transformative care for patients
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Good luck to our EPR, Cardiometabolic and Community Breast Pain Clinic teams for tonight's @HSJ_Awards ceremony. All three teams are making a real difference to our patients and communities.
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You can find out more about the service and the care the team provides here: Colleagues who support patients with breast pain shortlisted for prestigious HSJ award | Latest news | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS (3/3)
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The East Midland Breast Pain Pathway service, which is up for the 'Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year' category of the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards, was set up in response to an increase in women attending hospital with breast pain as a sole symptom (2/3)
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Colleagues from UHDB who support patients who are experiencing breast pain to access appropriate care quickly and reduce unnecessary referrals to cancer pathways have been shortlisted for a national award (1/3)
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Car park 7 at Royal Derby Hospital will be temporarily closed from the afternoon of Friday 14 November - Sunday 16 November to allow for resurfacing works.. Find out more about the closure and other parking available on site at this time ๐ https://t.co/LaxfDlDUOu
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๐"You go on a journey with the patient to get them back to where they want to be" Read about UHDB Fitness Instructor, Kristian Powell, who has been recognised for his outstanding, compassionate care of a patient in Pulmonary Rehabilitation: https://t.co/iyk5BfDVwC
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