Patients at Chesterfield Royal Hospital and Royal Derby Hospital are benefiting from a new initiative aimed at avoiding unnecessary admissions.

Interview with Bex Bromley, Deputy Clinical Director, Swadlincote Primary Care Network and Deputy Clinical Lead South Derbyshire Neighbourhood

People who need urgent dental care in Derbyshire are being urged to take up extra appointments that are now available, if they need them.

A dedicated team of mentors and social prescribers in North Derbyshire have helped over 600 young people improve their mental health and access their communities through one-to-one mentoring, lunch clubs, volunteering and much more.

The NHS in Derby and Derbyshire is on a mission to use data more effectively to improve population health and patient care.

CARE workers and people with disabilities welcomed ICB Chair Dr Kathy McLean to the St James Centre in Derby where they support hundreds of adults and young people every year.

A team of social prescribers in Amber Valley who see around 200 people every month have gone from strength to strength this year. The five-strong team, which includes a Youth Social Prescriber, has helped hundreds of people this year.

The local Integrated Care Board has announced new joint appointments to its Board.

NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB, the body responsible for commissioning health services to meet local need, has been in discussion with Stockport Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since the Trust’s announcement of proposed changes to outpatient services in Buxton, with the potential relocation of some services to Stepping Hill Hospital.

People are being urged to choose the right NHS service during the resident doctor industrial action, which is due to begin this Friday.