Health and social care organisations in Derbyshire have been working closely together for some time, to improve care and services for people and make them as efficient and effective as possible.
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Planning future services together so people can be healthy, live well and stay well.
The plans set out a vision for a more joined-up approach to health and social care, the steps that should be taken to get there and how everyone involved needs to work together to improve what we deliver.
Health and social care organisations in Derbyshire have been working closely together for some time, to improve care and services for people and make them as efficient and effective as possible. More recently, proposed reform for the health and care system will likely see ICSs become legally constituted organisations, with effect from April 2022, incorporating the roles of Clinical Commissioning Groups and have legal duties of partnership and collaboration across NHS providers and some local authority services.
There is more information about this in the our plans section.
The Joined Up Care Derbyshire Board met in public on Thursday 15th July 2021. We have outlined below the key messages from the meeting and all related papers are available at {CCM:BASE_URL}/about/our-board Patient Story The Board meeting opened with a patient story relating to our Quality…
Covid-19 vaccination teams are running three extra clinics at Shirebrook Leisure Centre this weekend to ensure people have the best possible access to this life-saving vaccine, which remains our best defence against the virus. The clinics will run from 9:30am to 4:30pm on Friday, Saturday and…
Joined Up Careers Derbyshire have teamed up with NHS Cadets and St John Ambulance to deliver two paid work and volunteering programmes to local students, starting in September 2021. The NHS Cadets programme has two pathways aimed at different age groups – foundation for 14 to 16-year-olds and…
England’s Chief Nurse has reminded the public that everyone accessing or visiting Derbyshire's healthcare settings must continue to wear a face covering and follow social distancing rules. Covid restrictions will end in many settings in England from Monday. However, Public Health England’s…
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Prevention of eye conditions [intro pargraph} Lead a healthy lifestyle: Eat a healthy and balanced diet. Find out more about nutrition and eyesight here. Stay physically active, do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity a week or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity activity a week. To…
Derbyshire ICS is made up of four tiers: The System Level – The existing Joined Up Care Derbyshire Board Two Place Partnerships – based on our existing Local Authorities - Derbyshire County and Derby City Local Place Alliances 15 Primary Care Networks (PCNs) While operating at…
NHS England has published further guidance on steps to be taken to develop Integrated Care Systems as statutory organisations. This builds on the Government's White Paper on Health and Care Reform, published in February. The latest guidance – the ICS Design Framework – builds an…
The Government published a White Paper in February 2021 which they say gives the blueprint for future NHS and Social Care reforms. It is hoped that the new proposals, which build on the NHS’ Long Term Plan, will join up health and care services and embed lessons learned from the pandemic. In…
Walk-in Covid-19 jabs for all adults will be available from Friday 25 to Monday 28 June in Derby and Derbyshire as part of the Super Weekend for vaccinations, where all eligible adults can get their first or second jab. These sessions will operate alongside our normal offer of bookable appointments.…
Young people could be the heroes of the hour in a bid to solve the recruitment issues faced by providers in the social care sector. In Derby and Derbyshire, we are aware of an increase in requests for home care and providers in the private, voluntary and independent sector are trying to meet this…
This page includes information about walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinics, as well as details of vaccination sites in Derbyshire where you can book a vaccination appointment. You can also find vaccine resources to help raise awareness of the importance of having the COVID-19 vaccine at the bottom…
A reminder that Skills for Care have a dedicated web space to support registered managers in adult social care. As Skills for Care state: “We understand that you’re going through incredibly challenging times at the moment, and everyone at Skills for Care is humbled by the leadership, courage,…