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BBC News
12-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Tributes to health boss who transformed Derby's hospitals
Tributes have been paid to a former NHS manager who oversaw a huge transformation of Derby's Acred was chief executive at Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust from 1998 to 2010 and was fundamental in the planning and building of the Royal Derby also helped to set up a graduate entry medical school in the city and was awarded an OBE in the 2002 New Year Honours list for services to the funeral took place earlier this week following her death at the age of 67 in May. During her time as chief executive, Ms Acred oversaw the building of the new hospital which replaced the Derby City General and Derbyshire Royal on the site of the former, the hospital has 1,159 beds and 35 operating theatres. It cost £334m and was officially opened on 1 April son Lewis said the family had been taken aback by the tributes."My mum was an amazing woman, a devoted mother and a kind and generous friend to all those around her," he said."It's been overwhelming hearing from so many people who all the say the same thing about just how significant an influence she's had on their lives."She was loved by so many in the community and has made Derby a better place, and her parting leaves a huge void in all our lives." 'Shaped our history' Dr Gis Robinson, executive chief medical officer at the trust - now called University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust - said: "Her firm desire to ensure a state-of-the-art hospital was delivered for local people has allowed the teams within it to deliver high-quality care for patients in the many years that have followed, and the new hospital or graduate entry medical school could not have been delivered without Julie's vision, aspiration and determination."Julie had a commitment to gender equality, and clinical and staff engagement, and was known as a compassionate and approachable leader, embodying the values of the NHS."We are honoured to have had Julie's leadership for 12 years, shaping the history of our trust."
Yahoo
05-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Pharmacy inside hospital set to relocate
The pharmacy inside Derby's biggest hospital is being moved away from its main entrance. From 08:00 BST on Monday, the Pride Pharmacy at Royal Derby Hospital will operate from the former Amigos coffee shop on level two of the Kings Treatment Centre. The dispensary and chemist has been based near the hospital's main entrance since February 2020, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) said, and dispenses about 10,000 prescriptions a month. The trust said the new location would offer a larger waiting area and additional seating, and that the "purpose-designed" layout would be more efficient. The trust said the nearest car parks to the new Pride Pharmacy were car parks 2 and 3, which were for Blue Badge holders only, and there were 30-minute drop-off bays outside the nearest doors at entrance 6. The trust said average waiting times for Pride Pharmacy before the move were 23 minutes. It added volunteers operated a yellow buggy service inside the hospital, from Monday to Friday, for patients with mobility issues. Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Two new mental health units to welcome patients Royal Derby parking changes: Your questions answered University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
BBC News
05-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Pharmacy inside Royal Derby Hospital set to relocate
The pharmacy inside Derby's biggest hospital is being moved away from its main 08:00 BST on Monday, the Pride Pharmacy at Royal Derby Hospital will operate from the former Amigos coffee shop on level two of the Kings Treatment dispensary and chemist has been based near the hospital's main entrance since February 2020, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) said, and dispenses about 10,000 prescriptions a trust said the new location would offer a larger waiting area and additional seating, and that the "purpose-designed" layout would be more efficient. The trust said the nearest car parks to the new Pride Pharmacy were car parks 2 and 3, which were for Blue Badge holders only, and there were 30-minute drop-off bays outside the nearest doors at entrance trust said average waiting times for Pride Pharmacy before the move were 23 added volunteers operated a yellow buggy service inside the hospital, from Monday to Friday, for patients with mobility issues.
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Derby doctor's errors examined after 101 patient deaths
Errors made by a doctor are being reviewed to establish whether they played a part in the deaths of 101 patients.A former radiology consultant at Royal Derby Hospital has been under review, over cardiac MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, since concerns were raised by cardiology colleagues in November 2020. Documents seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) showed 1,224 cases between 2013 and 2020, involving the doctor, were looked into as part of the review. The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust claimed it took an "open and transparent" approach with the public in regards to the review and that "no significant harm" had been identified so far. The initial review – due to be published in full later this year – found while there is an expected discrepancy rate of 5% for cardiac MRI scans, an audit of 63 cases found the doctor's discrepancy rate was 37%. That meant it was seven times the accepted rate, presenting an error with one out of every three scans.A discrepancy rate across the whole 1,224 cases has not been provided. Evidence of 'misdiagnosis' The ongoing review found that out of the 1,224 cases, two cases were found to show "definite omission or misinterpretation with unequivocal potential for serious morbidity or threat to life". Of the cases reviewed, 102 were found to show "definite omission or interpretation of finding with strong likelihood of moderate morbidity but not threat to life".Meanwhile, in 361 cases, "clinical significance of disagreement is debatable or likelihood of harm is low", and in 378 cases there was "disagreement over style and/or presentation of the report including failure to describe insignificant features".A total of 176 patients out of the 1,224 assessed have now died, with a "misreported" cardio MRI scan found in 101 of those patients. The medical examiner will now assess if any of the 101 deceased patient cases showed evidence that their misreported MRI, or any associated subsequent treatment delay, was "likely" to or "could" have "contributed to", "caused" or "accelerated" their patients were contacted by the trust. A total of 120 patients had their cases recalled by the trust for further assessment with evidence of "misdiagnosis" "which will have impacted treatment decisions and pathways".The hospital trust apologised for the impact on patients and indicated training and processes were at fault, but said changes had been made. 'Choices taken away' The review into the doctor was due to conclude in January, then believed to have then shifted to April and is still affected patient, who was seen by the doctor in 2014, called the matter a "monumental failure to manage from trust leadership" and said the review had been badly handled. She said she was notified about her misreported MRI nine years after the scan."We are not going to get the full picture because of how long it has taken. They haven't considered the future prognosis for patients."Nurses rely on diagnoses and care plans and there is potential care here that has not been given."This has taken away my choices. Because I didn't have that knowledge, I couldn't make decisions based on correct information and the people treating me couldn't make correct decisions either because of the misreporting of a scan."It is really, really upsetting."Karen Reynolds, a clinical negligence lawyer at Freeths in Derby, who is representing the patient, added she was "shocked" the review had not come to light sooner. "The trust must now be entirely transparent about this review," she said. "It is their responsibility to uphold the duty of candour and do what they can to reassure patients." The trust said the doctor had left the organisation, adding "no concerns have been found about the individual's other areas of practice".The General Medial Council (GMC) - which regulated doctors - confirmed the doctor was still registered with a licence to practise with no fitness to practise case has been brought before the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service by the GMC, the MPTS trust said those involved in reviewing the case at the time - which included colleagues external to the organisation - decided it did not meet GMC referral Gis Robinson, the trust's executive chief medical officer, said: "We have re-seen and personally apologised to the 120 patients who have needed to be followed up as part of this review, and while so far the investigation has found no significant harm has been caused, we absolutely apologise again to those affected for the emotional impact this has had and for the extended time this has taken."Though scans are just one of many elements we use to diagnose a patient and variations in how clinicians read them are expected, our investigation has shown our processes were not as strong as they could have been and we have made changes – with scans now being reviewed as part of a multidisciplinary team, and a percentage of scans externally audited as an additional safety measure."Our priority has understandably been communicating with and supporting those who have been directly affected as we have moved through this process, and we will publish a public report as we normally would once the investigation in complete."
BBC News
01-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Derby doctor kidney donor to face 15 half Ironmans across UK
A doctor who donated a kidney to her mother less than a year ago is taking on a gruelling 15-day challenge running, cycling and swimming in every national October 2024, Royal Derby Hospital A&E doctor Meg Pragnell went under the knife to have a kidney removed for and daughter have both made a full recovery, with Dr Pragnell well enough to attempt a record 15 back-to-back half-Ironman challenges in the UK's 15 national parks from 30 28-year-old said: "We won't be a year post-op by the time that we do the challenge but I think it's a pretty incredible way to celebrate recoveries and what our bodies can do." Dr Pragnell, who lives in Crich, Derbyshire, said the family first noticed 60-year-old Aly Pragnell's illness during a family holiday in said: "Mum was bruising really easily, getting really tired which is really quite unlike her and just saying that she felt generally a bit naff. "A blood test showed Mrs Pragnell, of Overton in Hampshire, had end stage renal disease and "effectively no kidney function" She was "scrambled" to hospital where she started dialysis, and after a match was confirmed surgery was lined up for them Pragnell said: "The work up was pretty intense certainly for mum and definitely for me. I think I had probably about 15 different doctor's appointments to make sure that everything worked out, and then in October we did the great swap."Three, four weeks post-op I could barely do anything, walking on the treadmill for five minutes at a time and taking a rest - and now I'm looking at running 15 consecutive half marathons in 15 days." The 15 In 15 challenge will see Dr Pragnell complete a half marathon, a 2km swim and a 90km cycle through a different national park for 15 consecutive journey will take her from Scotland to Devon and back to finish in the Peak Pragnell is no stranger to a challenge - in 2022 she took on a "bonkers" 10-day triathlon challenge which saw her climb the Three Peaks, swam England, Wales and Scotland's largest lakes, and cycled between the locations to raise money for Alzheimer's UK and St Michael's Hospice after they supported her during the challenge, Dr Pragnell learned her friend Emma Hodges had been diagnosed with a soft tissue cancer. She said: "One of my best friends was diagnosed with sarcoma, which is especially rare in people her age."She went through the most brutal sets of treatment but thankfully a year after her diagnosis she was able to ring the bell to kind of mark the end of her treatment."Today she's still in remission which is just absolutely remarkable. She faced it with determination and true grit that was just inspiring." Dr Pragnell said she "can't pinpoint" when the 15 In 15 challenge was suggested but said "we've told too many people so we've got to run with it".She said: "I've never done anything like that before in my entire life, it's an enormous challenge and I'm not an athlete, I work full-time as a doctor."But I haven't really considered the possibility that it won't happen, and it will be worth it if we can raise the money for Sarcoma UK."Sarcoma UK's director of fundraising Kerry Reeves-Kneip said the charity was "astounded" at Meg's challenge, "especially having donated a kidney just last year".She said: "The money she raises will go towards our much-needed research programmes, which are crucial for developing better diagnostic tools and ensuring sarcoma cancers like Emma's are caught earlier and more accurately."
