Rebecca Gladstone is a GP partner at West Park Surgery, joint neighbourhood lead for Erewash and the Team Up clinical lead. Having finished training in 2019, she stepped early into leadership, shaped by Erewash’s strong culture of collaboration.
Vasectomy services in Derbyshire are provided by Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS). During autumn 2025, DCHS paused new referrals onto its waiting list. This meant that while existing patients continued to receive treatment, no new patients could be added at that time. This decision was taken because the service had reached its full capacity for […]
Derby and Derbyshire ICB are one of seven regional champions across the East Midlands in the NHS Excellence Awards, having won the category for Neighbourhood Health.
A scheme which authorises specially trained pharmacists to prescribe NHS medicines directly to patients for a range of illnesses, without them needing to see their GP, is to be extended at four Derby and Derbyshire pharmacies for a further 12 months.This enables patients to continue accessing NHS treatment for minor illnesses, contraception, menopause, acne, hypertension […]
Getting people home safely and at the right time is a shared priority across Derbyshire’s health and care system and the care transfer hub is playing a key role in making that happen.
A 43 year old man who used a mobility scooter and lived in a bungalow due to his weight says social prescribers helped him get fit and complete his first half marathon.