With the August bank holiday approaching, NHS Derby and Derbyshire is encouraging everyone to plan ahead, stay safe, and use NHS services wisely to ensure you get the right care in the right place.

A new NHS service enabling people to access oral contraception directly from their local pharmacy has already saved more than 1,000 hours of GP and healthcare professional time.

This September, Derbyshire is attempting a world record for the largest number of people taking part in chair-based exercise.

A dad of seven who survived a 25-foot fall from a building which left him unlikely to ever walk again has praised the NHS team which ‘saved his life’.

GPs in Derby and Derbyshire are leading the way in tackling health inequalities by improving care for groups including Roma and traveller, young people with mental health issues and people living with addiction.

NHS dental patients in the Chesterfield area are being offered guidance and support in finding an NHS dentist. It follows a decision by Wisdom Dental, Chesterfield, to stop providing NHS dental services.

Resident doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will take part in industrial action from 7am on Friday 25 July until 7am on Wednesday 30 July.

The third episode of our new Healthy Conversations podcast series with ICB Chair Dr Kathy McLean is now available.

GP practices in Derby and Derbyshire have been praised for making improvements to patient satisfaction with their services.

A TEAM which helps keep the primary care workforce in Derby and Derbyshire up-to-date with skills, development, wellbeing and learning welcomed ICB chair Dr Kathy McLean for a visit to their ‘Hub’.The Hub Plus, Derbyshire is a mixed team of 17 core staff members – including GPs, nurses, project managers and more – with extensive […]