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 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 […]
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.
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
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.
Drop-in events are being held in early November to help to shape the future of NHS services for people with a learning disability.
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 […]
People across Derby and Derbyshire are being invited to have their say over services that help with recovery from a stroke. Services are currently different, depending on where you live. Additionally, services are very busy and demand is growing. There has been a 6% increase in stroke admissions to Derbyshire hospitals since 2021/22. Rehabilitation can […]
In this blog, Kathy McLean, Chair of Derby and Derbyshire ICB discusses her first meeting with the East Midlands Mayor.
People who are experiencing a mental health crisis are being urged to use services that are in place to support them.