More GP practice appointments than ever, data shows
GP practices in Derbyshire are providing tens of thousands more appointments for patients than five years ago, while patient satisfaction levels remain high, latest analysis has shown.
Derbyshire doctor’s part in global patient safety charter
Worldwide guidance on patient safety is being implemented – with the support of a former GP from Derbyshire.
Have your say on the future of fertility services in Derby and Derbyshire
People across Derby and Derbyshire are being invited to have their say over the way fertility treatments are provided in the East Midlands.
Blog: Safety and outcomes improve when patients access their own health records. This is why it matters.
By Dr Richard Fitton, retired Derbyshire GP and contributor to the World Health Organization’s Patient Safety Charter I became interested in sharing records with patients during the 1980s while working in an inner-city practice – an area of moderate deprivation. Our patients died six or seven years earlier than patients who used the same health […]
Blog: from colds to UTIs, find out how your pharmacy can help
Blog by Shahzad Khan, Pharmacist in Chesterfield We all get minor illnesses from time to time and if, like me, you can’t wait to get better, you’ll want to find the quickest way to recovery. The good news is that pharmacists can help with more of these illnesses than ever before. This week is ‘Ask […]
Deputy chief executive visits dentists to explore NHS dental provision expansion
The ICB’s deputy chief executive Michelle Arrowsmith visited a Chesterfield dental practice to discuss the challenges and opportunities of expanding dental provision in Derbyshire.
ICB Talking Therapies contract statement
NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB has issued a statement outlining the contract arrangement for Talking Therapies services in Derby and Derbyshire, following recent interest in the tendering process which is currently running. Read the full statement: Talking Therapies » Joined Up Care Derbyshire
Get involved in shaping the future of the NHS
This week, the government launched its public engagement exercise around the ten-year health plan. The ten-year plan will set out how we will deliver an NHS fit for the future, creating a health service designed to meet the changing needs of our population.
Last chance to share your views over NHS services for people with a learning disability
Drop-in events are being held in early November to help to shape the future of NHS services for people with a learning disability.
Three things you can do to help the NHS in Derby and Derbyshire reduce its carbon emissions
In this blog, Jenny Butterfield, a Pharmacist in Derby and Derbyshire, talks about the effects of inhalers on the environment, and what we can do to reduce the NHS’s carbon footprint. The NHS has a target to achieve a ‘net zero NHS’ by 2040 but we need your help. Net zero means that the amount […]