The post-Christmas and New Year period can be a difficult time for many – recovering from a busy time, credit card bills landing and berating those pesky New Year’s Resolutions you made but are struggling to keep.
Those with respiratory conditions are one of the most affected groups in the colder months, and lead to people needing to seek additional support from healthcare during winter.
The UK Health Security Agency and MET Office have issued a cold weather warning for parts of England, including the East Midlands, from Sunday Jan 15th – Thursday Jan 19th.
The Derbyshire health and care system has taken the decision to stand down the critical incident as of 16:00 hours on Thursday 12 January that was initially declared at 14.32 hours on Saturday 31 December 2022. This is after identified actions had been deployed and reductions in pressure across some services has been seen. However, services remain under sustained and significant pressure and patients and members of the public continue to be asked to use services wisely to ensure those patients with the greatest need can access care and support.
Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) have voted to take industrial action at the majority of NHS Trusts across England, including two Trusts serving Derby and Derbyshire: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) and Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (DHCFT). The industrial action relates to levels of pay and patient safety concerns.
The health and care system’s strategic command agreed earlier this week that Critical Incident status will continue to be declared until at least Thursday 12th January, to ensure service pressure and coordination of care response can be monitored during and beyond today’s planned industrial action by ambulance service workers who are members of the GMB Union. More information on which is provided below.
The health and care system’s strategic command yesterday agreed that Critical Incident status will continue to be declared until at least Thursday 12th January, to ensure service pressure and coordination of care response can be monitored during and beyond Wednesday’s planned industrial action by ambulance service workers who are members of the GMB Union. More information on which is provided below.
Pressure remains, with a range advice on what the public can do to help.
There are a range of steps the public can take to help.
Services remain under significant pressure