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Have your say on the future of fertility services in Derby and Derbyshire
People across Derby and Derbyshire are being invited to have their say over the way fertility treatments are provided in the East Midlands.
Blog: Safety and outcomes improve when patients access their own health records. This is why it matters.
By Dr Richard Fitton, retired Derbyshire GP and contributor to the World Health Organization’s Patient Safety Charter I became interested in sharing records with patients during the 1980s while working in an inner-city practice – an area of moderate deprivation. Our patients died six or seven years earlier than patients who used the same health […]
Blog: from colds to UTIs, find out how your pharmacy can help
Blog by Shahzad Khan, Pharmacist in Chesterfield We all get minor illnesses from time to time and if, like me, you can’t wait to get better, you’ll want to find the quickest way to recovery. The good news is that pharmacists can help with more of these illnesses than ever before. This week is ‘Ask […]
Local health and care services
Joined Up Care Derbyshire is a collaboration between health and care providers across the county and city, including NHS providers, Derby City Council and Derbyshire County Council.
Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs)
Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) are a great alternative to going to an Emergency Department for non-life threatening health issues which require urgent treatment. They usually have shorter waiting times and parking.
Buxton Hospital
Derby UTC
Ilkeston Community Hospital
Ripley Hospital
Whitworth Hospital
Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the NHS organisation responsible for developing a plan for meeting the health needs of the population, managing the NHS budget and arranging for the provision of health services in the ICS area.