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.
18 June 2018
Independent report regarding South Yorkshire, Bassetlaw and Chesterfield Hospitals
Invitation to comment
24 May 2018
Report Highlights Inconsistencies in Dementia Care and Support
Patient feedback highlighted inconsistencies in the availability and quality of care and support in the county for people living with dementia and their carers.
24 May 2018
Urgent Dental Services in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire – Patient Questionnaire
Share your views on potential new service models for the delivery of urgent dental care in Derbyshire.
14 May 2018
National Epilepsy Week
Information on National Epilepsy week.
1 May 2018
How Healthwatch can support the general public with information, support and advice.
Finding the right help and support for a health, social care or wellbeing issue can sometimes be challenging. Here's how we can help ...
22 March 2018
Share your views on Talking Therapy (IAPT) Services
Mental Health Together are trying to find out about the barriers that stop people accessing IAPT services. Potentially anyone with low-level mental health issues can access IAPT.
21 February 2018
Healthwatch Derbyshire statement on the decision to remove access to gluten-free food on prescription
Our take on the decision to withdraw gluten-free prescriptions available to Derbyshire residents.
16 February 2018
Changes to gluten-free products on prescription
Decision to remove gluten-free food on prescription by Derbyshire CCGs.
9 February 2018
CAMHS Consultation
The Government have published a green paper laying out their plans for Children’s Mental Health Services. They are asking for your views – if you have something to say please use this as your opportunity to speak up.
26 January 2018
Joined Up Action Needed To Ease Winter Pressures
Healthwatch Derbyshire CEO calls for a holistic approach to health and social care to avoid a reoccurrence of winter pressure related issues in future years.
12 January 2018
STOP! I have a learning disability
We teamed up with the county's Good Health Group to better support individuals with learning disabilities.
5 January 2018
Action Taken to Improve Care for Patients with Substance Misuse Needs
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS FT (DHFT) have teamed up with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT (CHFT) to improve services for patients with a substance misuse need following a report issued by Healthwatch Derbyshire.
1 January 2018
Healthwatch Derbyshire reveals local people’s health priorities for 2018 and urges them to share their stories
Karen Ritchie, Chief Executive of independent consumer champion Healthwatch Derbyshire, reveals local people’s health and social care priorities for 2018 and urges them to share their stories as part of the national #SpeakUp initiative in a bid to improve services for all.
28 December 2017
Dementia Carers
The message that is coming over loud and clear so far is that, although there are many organisations across the county that can help carers, it appears that the quality of services and support from both the statutory and voluntary sectors can be patchy.
24 October 2017
1 October 2017
Better Integration Needed of Frontline Services
John Simmons, a director at independent health and social care watchdog Healthwatch Derbyshire, questions whether the political commitment to better integrate health and social services is translating into improving frontline services for people in the county. Much has been said over the past few years about the need to better integrate health and adult care […]
18 September 2017
Lessons To Be Learnt On Public Information About Future Healthcare
One of the main aims of the NHS over the next few years is to re-focus the support it offers for people suffering ill-health. Care and treatment will be increasingly provided in people’s own homes and in their own communities rather than in hospital or long-term residential care. This transition has been the subject of […]
30 July 2017
Get involved and help shape the future of health and care in Derbyshire.
30/07/2017 Update via Karen Ritchie, Chief Executive of Healthwatch Derbyshire – the county’s independent health and social care watchdog. Over the next few weeks and months we will be getting out and about to encourage people to join in a conversation on the proposed ideas set out for the future of Derbyshire’s health and care. […]
21 July 2017
Engagement Service Gives Local People Greater Say In Mental Health Services
Healthwatch Derbyshire, the independent consumer champion for health and social care in Derbyshire, has been appointed to ensure that people who use mental health services and their carers are given a greater voice in how health and social care services are run, and changed.