An initiative run by community interest company DHU Healthcare aimed at providing additional primary care appointments to support with greater demand in winter is expanding to more areas.

Local NHS teams in Glossop are inviting smokers past and present to get a lung health check in a drive to improve earlier diagnosis of lung conditions and save lives.GPs will be sending letters to households as part of the new screening project, which includes in-person appointments and CT scans.The letters will go to eligible people […]

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has today published the report from an independent maternity learning review it requested from NHS Derby and Derbyshire last year.

Act F.A.S.T. Call 999 if you see any single one of the signs of a stroke.There are around 100,000 strokes in England, Scotland and Wales every year, with around 33,000 stroke related deaths each year, as well as being a leading cause of disability.The F.A.S.T. (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) acronym provides a memorable way of […]

If you know someone who needs a bit of extra support at home then you may be able to help them access the Home from Hospital service.

The first meeting in public of a new heath and care partnership will take place in Derby and will agree on the three areas for focus.