Pharmacy First – the service that offers treatment for seven common conditions – has been used by tens of thousands of people in Derbyshire since it was launched a year ago today (31 January).
GPs, receptionists, social prescribers and care navigators were just some of the staff from primary care in Erewash who welcomed ICB Chair Dr Kathy McLean for a visit.Teams from across practices talked Dr McLean, Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board Chair, through the local model and ways of working to help inform commissioning decision-making.The visit, […]
Introduction from Helen Henderson, Chief Executive of Healthwatch Derbyshire, and board member for the Integrated Place Executive and Derbyshire Health and Wellbeing Board.
By Emilia Betteridge, The Hub Plus, DerbyshireAn improvement programme has helped GP practices across Derby and Derbyshire become more efficient, improve patient access, and support staff in managing demand.NHS Derby and Derbyshire last year invited The Hub Plus Derbyshire to deliver a local model of the General Practice Improvement Programme (GPIP) – which ran alongside […]
The NHS in Derby and Derbyshire is urging everyone to stay safe as the MET Office issues an Amber Weather Warning for the East Midlands.
NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is hosting a series of face-to-face and online workshops throughout January and February.
We will be providing patients, their families, and the wider public an opportunity to share their experiences, ideas, and hopes for the NHS.
Residents in Derby and Derbyshire are being urged to keep warm and look out for friends and family who may be vulnerable to cold weather after the Met Office issued a Yellow Cold-health alert this week. Cold weather can have serious consequences for health, and older people and those with heart or lung conditions can be particularly at […]
At this time of the year, I enjoy thinking back over the successes and challenges of the last 12 months and start to make plans and ambitions for January.
It is increasingly recognised by partners across Chesterfield that everyone has an equal right to the building blocks of good health, such as stable jobs, good pay, quality housing and good education.
But this isn’t the reality for everyone. In some of our communities in Chesterfield, those building blocks are missing.