Junior doctors will take part in industrial action from 7am on Wednesday 3 January to 7am on Tuesday 9 January 2024.

The NHS in Derby and Derbyshire is asking people to continue to access NHS services in the usual manner and to not store up care needs.

The number of appointments at a GP practice in Derby and Derbyshire has grown 22% over the past four years, figures show. The increase has been achieved partly because hundreds of health and care professionals have been recruited since 2019 to support GPs in busy surgeries. Additional staff such as physiotherapists, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists and social prescribers […]

Junior doctors and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association will take part in industrial action from 20 to 23 December.

Pressure on NHS services in Derby and Derbyshire has increased in recent days and some people who are attending emergency departments would receive a quicker and more appropriate service from a community pharmacist, or at an urgent treatment centre, say NHS leaders.

Winter is coming, and with it comes the risk of respiratory conditions. This is especially true for those with pre-existing lung conditions, who are more vulnerable to the effects of cold weather.

There is an amber alert in effect for the East Midlands between 28/11/2023 at 18:00 and 05/12/2023 at 12:00. Look out for others as temperatures drop this weekend.

An innovative project is under way that will tackle some of the highest levels of health inequalities in Derbyshire.

NHS colleagues are working together with partners to ensure that good health and wellbeing is integral to the redevelopment of Barrow Hill Memorial Hall, near Staveley, Chesterfield.

As Christmas, New Year and multiple bank holidays are approaching, we expect the Medicine Order Line (MOL) to experience high demand and higher than usual call volume.