Issue 93  |  26 April 2024

Welcome to this week's Stakeholder Bulletin.

Our stakeholder bulletin aims to bring you key updates from the health and care system.

A new single Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system for Derby and Derbyshire’s two acute trusts is to be put in place, following signing of contracts with a new provider.

The future EPR systems for University Hospitals of Derby and Burton and Chesterfield Royal Hospital will be provided by Nervecentre, the trusts have confirmed.

This week has been Patient Experience Week and University Hospitals Derby and Burton have marked the event by holding a series of advice and support open days in their Royal Derby site.

They have also shared their first patient experience, engagement and insight strategy, which has been developed with input from patients, partners and staff. Read the strategy on the UHDB website.

Further events are planned to coincide with NHS England's "experience of care" week next week.

Prem Singh has been appointed as the new chair of University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Foundation Trust.

He will replace Kathy McLean, who is due to become chair of Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board.

Prem, who originally joined the NHS as a student nurse, has more than 47 years of NHS and social care experience and has held Senior Chief Executive and Chair roles across healthcare in Derbyshire for over two decades.

Read more on University Hospitals of Derby and Burton website.

Derbyshire County Council is considering a range of changes to its provision of services for children and adults.

• On children's services, the council is proposing to refocus its service, to keep 12 children's centres open, but to close 10 that are either less well used, or are close to other larger centres.
• The council is also extending the consultation period over The Getaway and the Outback early help services, which both provide support to families of disabled children.
• It is running a consultation over proposals to redesign day opportunities and short breaks for people with learning disabilities and / or autism.

The council is also considering how to redesign the way it delivers residential care and day services for older people. Options include retaining some of its care homes and converting them into specialist dementia centres but also to cease to operate some of its other centres.

People who are immunosuppressed, aged 75 or over and older adults care home residents are now eligible for their covid-19 spring vaccine. People in these groups will be invited to book in for their vaccine starting from April. It is really important to book in and get your vaccine if this is offered to you. The vaccine reduces your risk of becoming seriously unwell with covid.

Book yours now if eligible

The UK Health Security Agency has reported an increase in measles across the country and is encouraging people to check that they and their children have had two doses of the MMR vaccine. The free MMR vaccine is a safe and effective way of protecting against measles, as well as mumps and rubella.

It’s important for parents to take up the offer of MMR vaccination for their children. If you or your child have missed your MMR vaccine in the past, please speak to your GP.

Anyone with symptoms is also being advised to stay at home and phone their GP or NHS 111 for advice.

For more information about measles, see the nhs.uk website.

A few events are taking place over May. We would appreciate it if you shared this with your networks and encourage anyone interested to attend.

Sensory Tech 2024 hosted by Sight Support Derbyshire

Electronic Magnification hosted by Sight Support Derbyshire

Derbyshire Dales meet the group event hosted by Derbyshire Dales and Living Well Derbyshire

Did you know that you don't always need to see a GP or consultant to access some referral services? Self-referral is an option that can make it easier and faster for you to get help, rather than seeing your doctor.

You can register for most of them online. Click on the service you're interested in, and find the help you need easily.

The April edition of the Joined Up Careers newsletter is available to read on the Joined Up Careers website. Read about:

• A planned new campaign to encourage people to work in health and care roles in Derbyshire
• Outreach to schools, youth groups and colleges to encourage interest in careers in health and care
• Future events taking place in Matlock on 1 May, and Chesterfield College on 11 July.