Public Health England (PHE) issued its latest report on 2nd June 2020 “Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19”. This was widely expected to be a report on the impact of […]
Pear Tree Medical Centre has recently been awarded the prestigious “Outstanding” rating by the Care Quality Commission ( CQC – independent regulator for quality in health and social care in England) which […]
Aneurin Bevan, who spearheaded the formation of the National Health Service in 1948, was quoted as saying from the outset, “We shall never have all we need. Expectations will always exceed capacity. […]
The NHS seems to be in a constant state of change, and over the next few years it will be transformed. Whether that is actually beneficial to the patient is difficult to […]
Health awareness is about community, it’s about people being encouraged and educated by peers, in culturally appropriate ways, from people they trust. Rarely does it happen from leaflets lying on a desk, […]
Knowing what a healthy lifestyle looks like is a challenge for all us, and sustaining it for the long term requires dedication and commitment. There are many factors which determine how successful […]
Inspired by the loss of his father to cancer, Simon Jones (aka Praxis), produced an album, “A Road Less Travelled”, of music, spoken word, and hip-hop, from some of the finest talent […]
The day finally arrived which the Junior Doctors never expected to happen, and which they didn’t want – a day of action to express their frustration at the Government’s proposals to accommodate […]
With over 2.3 million signatures on the Stop-TTIP petition, the giant “blow-up pencil” came to St Peter’s cross in the centre of Derby. Accompanied by an NHS ambulance it brought to the […]
Dignity Action Day is an annual event, UK wide, which provides the opportunity for health and social care workers, and members of the public to uphold people’s rights to dignity and provide […]
In 2004, the Scottish Government recognised that “Hepatitis C is one of the most serious and significant public health risks of our generation”, and The Lancet stated in their article this year […]
There are many difficulties facing people from new and emerging communities within Derby and conversely many challenges that the City’s institutions face in ensuring that the new arrivals can become properly settled. […]
Health Champions from all over Derby’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community (BAME/BME) gathered in a city centre hotel to continue their Cancer Awareness campaign. Nishi Madan from the Public Health Team […]
In the last 30 years HIV/AIDS has evolved from being a disease that was going to “threaten humanity” to one that is barely spoken about, publicly. Depending on where one sits on […]
This week has seen publicity on Channel 5 and in the Derby Telegraph on the fly-tipping in Normanton centred around the findings of the Normanton Empowerment Team (NET). I went out with […]
Tuberculosis (TB) is usually considered by the lay public to be a disease of the past in the UK, and only really prevalent in Third World countries. This is not the case. […]
A few days after the official International Nurses Day, a parade took place in Derby from the St Peters Church through the City Centre to the Cathedral. A large audience of Nurses, […]
Derby City Council (DCC) has been sponsoring a short project in conjunction with Roma Community Care (RCC) to increase the health awareness for the Roma people in the Normanton area. Today was […]
A short service took place at Derby Cathedral today marking the International Workers Memorial Day. This was established to remember those who died in their work place, and to continue to press […]
The Derby Telegraph reported on Monday 6 January 2014, statements by Roy Webb, the shadow cabinet member for health and adult care under the headline of “Sexual health services cuts ‘could see […]
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