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More people quitting smoking than ever thanks to UHNM support

The number of local people quitting smoking thanks to UHNM support has tripled thanks to new dedicated support. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has employed two smoking cessation practitioners to help increase the number of re ...

Upcoming Junior Doctor Industrial Action

The British Medical Association has announced that junior doctors will take part in a 72 hour strike from 7am on Monday 13 March to 7am on Thursday 16 March. If there are changes to an appointment you have on one of the strike days, we will be in tou ...

UHNM welcome international neonatal nurses for the first time

Four international nurses have been recruited to provide specialist neonatal care at University Hospitals of North Midlands for the first time. UHNM’s international nurse recruitment programme was launched in 2021 and has successfully recruited more ...

Estates, Facilities and PFI team receive CEO award

The Estates, Facilities and PFI Division from University Hospitals of North Midlands have been recognised with a CEO award for their work on the delivery of a new respiratory care ward. The team took handover of Ward 128 on Friday 20 January, working ...

New £4.3m ward at University Hospitals of North Midlands opens

A new respiratory ward has opened at University Hospitals of North Midlands providing state-of-the-art facilities for patients needing advanced respiratory care following a £4.3 million development. The new 26 bed inpatient respiratory ward at Royal ...

UHNM nurse recognised for saving cyclist’s life

A University Hospitals of North Midlands off duty nurse has been recognised for saving the life of a Derby cyclist after he went into cardiac arrest while on a bike ride. Roger Priestnall, from Derby was enjoying a bike ride along the Tissington trai ...

Recondition the Nation

Patients and staff at University Hospitals of North Midlands are being invited to take part in the national Recondition the Nation campaign to help support and empower people in their care to keep active. Inspired by UHNM’s own Sit Up, Get Dressed a ...

UHNM doctor scoops employee of the month award

A doctor from University Hospitals of North Midlands has scooped a Trust award for her leadership and improvements within training environments for postgraduate doctors. Dr Alex Tabor, a UHNM Consultant Paediatrician, was recognised with the Trust’s ...