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Changes to wheelchair services in Derbyshire: Listening to people brings Change

A new wheelchair service has been announced in Derbyshire following us looking into concerns raised by local people last year. Read on to hear about the project and to hear from our Chief Executive, Helen.
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Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to make care better
To mark our ten year anniversary, we are celebrating the contribution of our Healthwatch Heroes – YOU, the members of the public who have spoken up about your care, and the health and social care professionals who have acted on this feedback.
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January Update from NHS Dentists in Derbyshire
Many of you have told us that you're struggling to find an NHS dentist in Derbyshire. We continue to take a look at the situation to help decision makers know where services are lacking.
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GP Access Survey Highlights Patient Experiences
Throughout Summer 2022 we ran a survey to hear from patients, carers, and the wider public, offering an opportunity to share their views and recent experiences of accessing their GP. Feedback from the survey will help local health providers to understand how the ways in which appointments are accessed effects patients.
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Views on smoking from people living in housing association homes

Views on smoking from people living in housing association homes

In early 2025, people living in housing association homes shared their views on stop smoking messaging, and the free NHS stop smoking service. We wanted to learn more about what stop-smoking messaging was the most impactful to help shape stop-smoking campaigns in Derbyshire.
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NHS Waiting TimesNHS Waiting Times
November 1, 2021

NHS Waiting Times

The views reported above come from Derby & Derbyshire respondents to Healthwatch England's national survey, promoted by Healthwatch Derbyshire, which ran between 6 September and 11 October 2021 and supports the recommendations of the report. Healthwatch England's report and recommendations can be found here: https://www.healthwatch.co.uk/news/2021- 11-08/waiting-lists-are-inevitable-its-how-we-manage-them-matters
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Care Home Report: Sharing good practice and suggestionsCare Home Report: Sharing good practice and suggestions
We want to understand how the Covid 19 pandemic has affected the mental and physical wellbeing of care home residents, and their relatives.
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Carers Report – March 2020 Update: Derbyshire County Council ResponseCarers Report – March 2020 Update: Derbyshire County Council Response
Our report takes a look into the quality of life for carers in Derbyshire.
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