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.
Planning future services together so people can be healthy, live well and stay well.
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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.
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Step Into Work, a new six-week virtual programme from Joined Up Careers Derbyshire, links directly to employment opportunities with Home First, Derby City Council’s frontline domiciliary care service. The programme will offer guaranteed interviews for Support Worker vacancies at Band 3 to…
The Derby and Derbyshire CCG Cancer Teamwork across a well-established STP Stakeholder group to implement, improve and transform cancer services. We are working with numerous Cancer Alliances and a wide range of stakeholders to: improve prevention of cancer including screening programmes drive…
13-14 January, 10am – 3pm @ The Hub @ Low Pavement, 61-63 Low Pavement, Chesterfield, S40 1PB Whether it's your first, second or booster dose, if you're 16+ the mobile COVID-19 vaccination service will be able to help you A mobile COVID-19 vaccination service will be rolling into…
The pressures facing health and social care at this time are well documented and although most people would say they understand this, there is perhaps less understanding about what this means for individuals and what they can do depending on the health need at this time. To help with this, we have…
The future supply of the health and care workforce has been identified as a critical issue for services, both locally and nationally. The sector in Derbyshire needs to not only support the existing workforce in progressing their careers but attract more people into all the many different roles…
General practice is alerting system partners and patients to a temporary restriction of service due to a high number staff absence. Practices will be operating an urgent-only service for patients for at least the remainder of January due to staffing shortages. In December, under direction from…
On behalf of Derbyshire Community Health Services who run the Urgent Treatment Centres (UTCs) across Derbyshire, our UTCs are open seven days a week, between 8am and 8pm across Derby and Derbyshire: Until the end of January, everybody is temporarily being asked to call 111 to book an appointment…
The NHS nationally and in Derbyshire continues to respond to the additional pressures of Covid-19, the Covid vaccination programme and the usual increase in demand during the winter period. We are also doing our best to manage the current impact of the Covid-19 Omicron variant upon our staffing as…
Joined Up Careers Derbyshire is supporting homecare providers across Derby and Derbyshire to help recruit people to provide much needed support to vulnerable residents in our communities. Local homecare providers have open positions in homecare available now, with full pay, flexible hours and…
All 12-15 year olds can now book their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine as part of the national mission to get people protected against the Omicron variant. Anyone aged 12-15 can now book their all-important second vaccination online if they had their first dose more than twelve weeks (84…
The NHS is here to help you over the Christmas and New Year period – so make sure you know your services to get the care you need. GP practices will generally be closed on the bank holidays, so will not be making appointments for in-person or telephone consultations on those days. Remember 111…
Having the opportunity to shadow a Dietitian carrying out their work, this may be in a clinic or on the ward. Having the opportunity to spend time discussing the role of the Dietitian and discussing various specialties that a Dietitian may cover.
You can find and download the latest booster jab communication resources to promote your community getting their booster vaccine.