Accessing NHS services over the Easter bank holiday
With the Easter 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.
Community Connectors show ICB Chair Dr Kathy McLean impact of voluntary sector on underserved communities
Community Connectors working with Community One and the Pakistan Community Centre met with Dr Kathy McLean, chair of the Integrated Care Board for Derby and Derbyshire, to show the positive impact of the voluntary sector on the health of underserved communities.
Women’s health champions are supporting better health in their communities
Groups of women’s health champions are being trained to support conversations and increase knowledge and understanding of health matters through a new project.
Combined lung and heart rehabilitation dramatically improves outcomes, research shows
An innovative approach to rehabilitation for people with both lung disease and heart failure dramatically improved mental and physical health, compared to separate programmes, a Derbyshire research study has found. NHS Derby and Derbyshire funded Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust to conduct the study with people who had both heart failure and chronic […]
New chair for NHS Confederation’s Primary Care Network
Dr Gooch is a GP and clinical director of Erewash Health Partnership, a consortium of practices that provides healthcare services to more than 100,000 people in Derbyshire.
Covid-19 spring vaccine programme now available
The NHS is offering Covid-19 vaccinations this spring, to those most at risk of becoming unwell.
Drop in to support autistic people in Derbyshire
People across Derby and Derbyshire are being invited to join drop-in events to learn how to support their friends, family and colleagues who are autistic or may be autistic.
Blog: How the Core20 Ambassadors are making a difference in Derby and Derbyshire
THE NHS has a duty to address health inequality for its patients and the people we serve.
As a Core 20PLUS Ambassador for Derby and Derbyshire, I strive to ensure we are addressing health inequalities.
First patients move into Derbyshire Healthcare’s new 54-bed mental health unit in Chesterfield
Following years of planning and preparations the doors to the Derwent Unit opened Thursday 20 March.