18 January 2019
Farewell Message from Karen Ritchie
Farewell message from Karen Ritchie Healthwatch Derbyshire CEO.
14 January 2019
Board Member Recruitment
If you have a strong interest in health and social care and would like to influence service development across health and social services by representing the views of patients, service users and carers then we would like to hear from you.
11 January 2019
Oral Hygiene Issues in Care Homes Highlighted
Healthwatch Derbyshire visited a number of care homes across Derbyshire to speak with residents/clients and staff around the topic of oral hygiene in a care home setting.
9 January 2019
New Long Term Plan is “just the start”
NHS plan comes after the Government announced the NHS budget would be increased by £20bn a year by 2023.
20 December 2018
Job Vacancy: Chief Executive Officer
We are recruiting for a Chief Executive Officer
19 December 2018
What do you want the NHS to look like at 100?
Healthwatch England are holding a national conversation about what you want to see when the NHS turns 80, 90 & 100.
12 December 2018
Mental Health Together Newsletter
Welcome to the second edition of our newsletter. In this edition we will update you on the work our Experts by Experience have been doing, the big changes at Mental Health Together and our plans for the future.
19 November 2018
Mental Health Together Service to Continue
Mental Health Together has secured funding through to March 2020.
16 November 2018
Joined Up Care Derbyshire: Jean’s Story
A patient case study based on community support beds in Tibshelf.
14 November 2018
Public confident in today’s NHS but pessimistic about the future, finds Healthwatch England
Results published as part of Healthwatch England’s ongoing #nhs100 conversation about what people want from NHS and social care services in the future.
31 October 2018
GP surgery acts on patient feedback to implement new prescription drop-off system
A patient from Long Eaton got in touch with Healthwatch to suggest an improvement to the prescription drop-off process at their GP surgery.
1 October 2018
Healthwatch Derbyshire calls for clarity on a further round of engagement regarding cuts to voluntary sector
Healthwatch Derbyshire welcomes the decision to defer cuts to discretionary grants for voluntary sector organisations until next year, following a Governing Body meeting that took place on 28th September 2018.
26 September 2018
Would you rather be treated by a fallible human or a compassionless robot? Healthwatch explores people’s views on the NHS at 80 and beyond.
Look beyond the well-documented challenges of the here and now, and help us set some clear goals for the NHS and social care sector to aim for.
14 September 2018
Healthwatch Derbyshire awaits decision on cuts to the voluntary sector
Healthwatch Derbyshire awaits the final decision regarding cuts to the voluntary sector.
13 September 2018
Council leader urges health chief to think again
The leader of Derbyshire County Council has called on a Derbyshire health chief to reconsider NHS plans to cut funding to local voluntary sector organisations.
13 September 2018
Healthwatch Derbyshire Shortlisted For National Award
Healthwatch Derbyshire is one of 28 shortlisted for the annual awards which attracted a record 170 entries this year.
31 August 2018
Maternity and Mental Health
Local communities across England have told Healthwatch's that they want to see mental health prioritised. Healthwatch England's new programme of work is a direct response to that.
30 August 2018
Public Urged To Feed into Parliamentary Questions on Derbyshire Service Cuts
Healthwatch Derbyshire is urging local people to contribute to a parliamentary session about the proposed cuts to health services across Derbyshire.
24 August 2018
Improvements made to the Breast Clinic Unit at Queen’s Hospital in Burton
Healthwatch Derbyshire Engagement Officers visited the Breast Clinic Unit at Queens Hospital Burton to find out what patients thought of the service.
23 August 2018
Council Improves Care Homes thanks to Volunteers Visits
Derbyshire County Council commissioned Healthwatch Derbyshire to visit all of the Care Homes that the council managed and to report back on what it found.
23 August 2018
Health providers pledge to improve services available to Derbyshire’s LGBT+ community
Action has been taken in response to Healthwatch Derbyshire's LGBT+ report findings.
20 August 2018
Health Scrutiny Concerns re: Financial Recovery Plan
Derbyshire County Council's Health Scrutiny Committee have expressed serious reservations about the impact of the Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group's Financial Recovery Plan proposals.
17 August 2018
Pressure Continues For Public Views On Service Cuts
Healthwatch Derbyshire fears that calls for meaningful public engagement ahead of cuts have gone unheeded.
16 August 2018
Dementia Feedback Flyer
This flyer highlights a number of the main themes from the report and what happened as a result of people sharing their views with us.
15 August 2018
Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group letter of response to Healthwatch concerns re: Financial Recovery Plan
Response letter from Derbyshire CCG and Healthwatch statement on continuing concerns.
25 July 2018
Intimate Health Needs Graphic
A short guide to your rights as an NHS patient in England with intimate Health needs.
24 July 2018
Making it easier to share your feedback – a new Single Complaints Statement for social care
Healthwatch England has worked with the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman to help make it easier for the public and professionals to understand how to make and respond to social care complaints.
19 July 2018
Healthwatch Derbyshire’s concerns around the Financial Recovery Plan – A letter to the Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group
Healthwatch Derbyshire's concerns around the Financial Recovery Plan
6 July 2018
Healthwatch Derbyshire Calls for Meaningful Public Engagement in Local £80m Health Financial Recovery Plans
The head of Derbyshire’s independent health and social care watchdog has warned that meaningful public and patient input into the future of local health services is in danger of being side-lined following recent developments in the county.
28 June 2018
Healthwatch Derbyshire AGM 2018
A focus on older people’s mental health - Thursday 18th October 2018.