Windrush 75 | Celebrating 75 Years of the Windrush Generation
On 22 June 1948, HMT Empire Windrush arrived in the UK, carrying over 1,000 passengers from the West Indies.
Prostate Cancer Screening clinics available in Derby City for those at higher risk
People at higher risk of prostate cancer are being urged to visit a local clinic for a screening test and the opportunity to talk to a GP for advice. You are more likely to develop prostate cancer if you are a man and: You are over 50 You are black and over 45 Your dad […]
Strategy agreed for improved health in Derby and Derbyshire
A far-reaching strategy to improve the health of people in Derby and Derbyshire has been agreed by partners.
Hot weather prompts yellow alert for Derby and Derbyshire this weekend – help keep vulnerable people safe
The UK Health Security Agency has issued a Yellow Heat-Health Alert across the East Midlands, including Derby and Derbyshire, from this Friday (9 June) with temperatures remaining high through the weekend.
Junior doctors’ industrial action: Wednesday 14 June to Saturday 17 June
Junior doctors who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have voted to take industrial action at NHS Trusts across England, including Trusts serving Derby and Derbyshire.
The next round of industrial action will take place from 7am on Wednesday 14 June to 7am on Saturday 17 June. During this time, junior doctors in Derbyshire will have the opportunity and personal choice to go on strike for all or some of the time.
E-bike loan scheme helps Derbyshire NHS staff improve their health
NHS staff in Derbyshire have been helped to improve their health and wellbeing through a bike loan scheme.
Weight loss scheme for people with type 2 diabetes to benefit hundreds more people in Derbyshire
Hundreds more people in Derbyshire are to be helped to lose weight and put their type 2 diabetes into remission when an innovative NHS programme is expanded from this month (June).
Type 2 diabetes – You could be more at risk than you think
Anyone can develop Type 2 diabetes, but certain factors can increase your risk
Community pharmacy consultation service helps patients to be seen quickly
A service that enables community pharmacists to see patients quickly if they have minor conditions has been highlighted as one successful example of improving access to primary care. The Community Pharmacy Consultation Service has been operating in Derbyshire for over a year. It has been particularly embraced by the Lister House GP practice, which has […]
Joined Up Care Derbyshire (JUCD) Public and Patient Insight Library Relaunch
The JUCD Public and Patient Insight Library, created following the outbreak of Covid-19, has been revamped. A central hub for collating and storing patient and public insight gathered across Derbyshire health, care, statutory and voluntary organisations the library is open to a wide variety of professionals to help inform decision-making. The system was identified as […]