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We're Still Here – Support the Petition to Protect Independent Healthwatch

A national petition, launched on 7 August 2025, calls for protecting our independent voice in health and social care so we can keep listening to people, speaking up, and making sure services are held to account.
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Junior doctors’ industrial action – June 2024
Industrial action is taking place until Tuesday 2 July.
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Volunteers' Week 2024
Monday 3 June to Sunday 9 June marks Volunteers Week. To mark the occasion we hear from Denise, one of our volunteers, who's been supporting the work we do for nearly 10 years!
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Have your say on new rights for patients
The Government has launched a consultation on the NHS Constitution, which sets out your rights as an NHS patient. Read why it's important to have your say.
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Views on Smoking from those Working in Routine and Manual Job Roles

Views on Smoking from those Working in Routine and Manual Job Roles

Between June - August 2025, people working in routine and manual jobs across Derbyshire shared their views on smoking, quitting, and local stop smoking services. Many wanted to quit for health and financial reasons but faced barriers like lack of awareness, cost, and shift work. We completed this project to help Diva Creative to shape upcoming messaging and to improve stop smoking support in Derbyshire.‍
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The views of staff working with under 5-year-olds in providing flu vaccine informationThe views of staff working with under 5-year-olds in providing flu vaccine information
We spoke to staff and volunteers who work with children under 5, to understand how confident they feel talking and giving advice to parents about the flu vaccine. Their feedback will help shape local flu vaccine campaigns for under 5s this winter.
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Students’ experiences of smoking and vapingStudents’ experiences of smoking and vaping
In autumn 2024 we spoke to over 200 college students in Derbyshire. This was to learn more about attitudes towards smoking and vaping. The report shows why many young people start smoking or vaping, and why others don’t.
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January 6, 2025

Pharmacy First

Pharmacy First launched in early 2024, and allows pharmacists to prescribe and treat seven common conditions, so people don't have to visit their GP. Between July and October 2024, we surveyed 220 residents about Pharmacy First. Take a look at our report to find out what people thought to the new scheme, and what we recommend to boost awareness.
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