New support for GP surgeries to help carers
GP surgery staff across Derbyshire County Council area are receiving new training to help them support patients who have identified themselves as unpaid carers in their communities.
Features
Features from our monthly Joined up Care Newsletter
“Sneezing pandas, psychotic cats and pain management”
Lorna has had over a decade of living with multiple conditions that cause a variety of serious pain responses.
She has learned to manage her pain better and successfully moved from taking regular high dose opioids every day to only occasionally needing over the counter pain medication.
System teamwork saves lives and supports people to “live well with pain”
Fewer people are coming to harm, including avoidable deaths, and more people are managing their pain better, thanks to teamwork across the health and care system.
New register of personal assistants launched
A new register that brings together a list of personal assistants has been launched.A personal assistant is someone who provides a service for those who are in need of support for everyday living (e.g. personal care, meal preparation, medication and social support).In most cases, they are employed by an individual who may have a direct […]
Jim’s blog: Understanding patient experience will help us improve integrated care
The Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care System is one of eight areas in England piloting a new survey to measure and help improve integrated care for patients.