What are the key organisations that make up the NHS? And how can they collaborate with partners in the health and care system to deliver joined-up care?
Integrated Care Systems across are made up of two parts:
Integrated care boards (ICBs)
Integrated care partnerships (ICPs)
Watch this short animation to learn more about how these systems work across England.
The cold weather can cause problems for some people. Derbyshire County Council have put together some useful information about how to keep you and your family well during winter.
On Thursday 23 November, Rethink Mental Illness announced their 2023 Pringle Award winners at their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London. The annual awards recognise people and groups who have made a real difference to people severely affected by mental illness during the previous year.
Derbyshire Borderline Personality Disorder Support Group won 2023 Group of the Year.
“I started the group because I didn’t want anybody to go through what I did.”
– Sue Wheatcroft
After coming out of a four-year crisis, Sue wished there was a specialised BPD support group she could have been a part of. She’d attended more general mental health groups before but didn’t feel these were focused enough on her diagnosis. She created the Derbyshire Borderline Personality Disorder group in 2017, with wishes that nobody else would have to go through what she went through. Sue believes that her mental health crisis was exacerbated by the lack of support.
By the time Covid-19 came around the group had established four venues, but these had to shut because of the pandemic. Instead, the group went online via Zoom. The use of Zoom enabled the group to hugely expand with over 350 users, 13 of which were overseas. The group develops and progresses organically to meet people’s different needs; for example, the group stayed online but smaller and more local in-person events were set up, such as coffee mornings and activities like bowling (funded by external givers).
The group encourages members to create their own networks and Sue hopes that the group is just the start of smaller networks that develop and grow within themselves. It also offers information about themselves, referral advice, what the statutory services can offer and a quarterly newsletter. This newsletter allows people to contribute and share their own stories, share creative work such as art and poetry, features advice articles and articles about famous people living with BPD, as well as any new information or research. The group also has crisis cards for its users, designed for instances when they may get picked up by the police, paramedics etc, to explain that this individual is in a crisis and is not a criminal. Sue has also set up an Attachment Group which is run via email. Attachment is a huge part of living with BPD so the group offers exercises on dealing with attachment.
As well as this, a key part of the development of the group has been creating WhatsApp groups for specific needs. Six of these WhatsApp groups have now been established:
To find out more about the Group and the support they offer, visit: https://derbyshireborderlinepersonalitydisordersupportgroup.com/
You can read the latest Borderline Derbyshire newsletter here.
Photo – Sue Wheatcroft (second from right) receiving the award
The Volunteer Centre Chesterfield & NE Derbyshire has been awarded The Kings Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS). This is the highest Award given to voluntary groups across the UK, and it is awarded for life. The award is for voluntary groups rather than individuals and is seen as the MBE for voluntary groups.
In a correspondence from the KAVS Team The Volunteer Centre were told;
“His Majesty The King has approved the KAVS National Assessment Committee’s recommendation that the volunteers of The Volunteer Centre – Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire should receive The King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2023. This represents a tremendous achievement and we hope that the group’s volunteers will feel immensely proud of it.”
The announcement was made on November 14th and cited officially in the ‘London Gazette’ of the same date. This will be followed by a local presentation of a cut glass award and an official certificate signed by The King. In the summer of next year representatives of The Volunteer Centre will be invited to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.
CEO Dave Radford, on hearing the news said:
“Obviously we are all tremendously proud of what we have achieved. Our volunteers worked so hard and they did so much during the pandemic providing a much-needed shopping service to individuals. The local communities would have struggled without their fantastic help. However, it is so much more than that, this isn’t something that is handed out on a plate, it is an Award that shines a light on the fantastic work carried out by volunteers and groups that make a big difference in their communities. I think it will take sometime to wipe the smile off my face!”
The Voluntary Centre Chesterfield & North East Derbyshire hosted The 2023 Voluntary Sector Awards on November 1st .
The winners were as follows:
Young Volunteer Of The Year – Jessie Hutchison (Fairplay)
Volunteer Long Service – Margaret Phillpot (Asgate Hospice Charity Shop)
Trustee Of The Year – Danny Henman & Grace Wright (Ray Club)
Employee Of The Year – Emma Costello (Royal Hospital Trust)
Team Of The Year – Royal Rider Team (Royal Hospital Trust)
Most Innovative Project – RhuBaby Project
Volunteer Of The Year – Ellie Scott (Georgia Bird Foundation)
Manager Of The Year – Lisa Williamson (The Tomorrow Project)
Partnership Award – #proudtobebarowhill
Small Organisation Of The Year – Monkwood Community Foodbank
Large Organisation Of The Year – Fairplay
Pictured – Ellie Scott recieves Volunteer Of The Year award from The Mayor Cllr Mick Brady.
Anyone affected by the recent floods in Chesterfield and North East Derbyshire?
Individuals, families of businesses.
This friendly and supportive event is for you!
FREE food, music, a cuppa, a chance to meet others and chat, local support, and a help desk. We will pass on all concerns to the right people .
THURSDAY 9th November
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Lifehouse Church
Chatsworth Road
Chesterfield
01246 957455
Is your mental health suffering since the floods?
Do you need some emotional support?
Relate can offer you 5 free counselling sessions.
Please call Relate on 01246 382772 to find out more.
Befriending Week is here again and this year the theme is ‘Befriending is Support’.
This is an opportunity to raise awareness of the vital support given by befrienders to befriendees and by organisations to their befrienders.
Here are some facts and figures about the wonderful members of Derbyshire Befriending, showcasing the huge and positive contribution they make to life in Derbyshire where our vision is that ‘No one in Derbyshire needs to be lonely’.
Interested in finding a befriender or becoming a befriender?
For more information and to book a place, please contact Katie Matkin on 07773 173416 or email katie.matkin@derbyshirecarers.co.uk
Four new community neurodiversity drop-in hubs have opened across Derbyshire to support children, young people, their families and their carers.
Local charities and voluntary organisations are providing advice, support and guidance to children and young people – and to their families and carers – as part of a plan to improve services.
Neurodivergence includes conditions such as autism spectrum, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, foetal alcohol syndrome, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and social anxiety.
The aim of the service in the new “neuro hubs” is to help provide early support – without the need for an assessment or diagnosis. This will help to prevent any impact from the condition from getting worse and will support children, young people aged up to 25, their families and carers to manage their condition successfully.
The four new hubs are the result of a new partnership between NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board, Derbyshire Autism Services, Citizens Advice Mid Mercia and a range of other charities who provide face to face contact and support. Parents and carers also helped to shape the service to meet their needs.
Derbyshire Autism Services is acting as lead delivery partner for hubs in Derby (operated by St James Centre), Buxton (operated by Zink), and Chesterfield (operated by Monkey Park) and Ripley (operated by Derbyshire Autism Services). The Ripley and Chesterfield sites operate as two branches of one hub to cover north and mid Derbyshire.
The hubs can be contacted and visited in:
Ripley
Monday to Friday 3:30pm to 6:30pm, Saturday 10am to 1pm
Unit 3a Unicorn Business Park, Wellington Street, Ripley, DE5 3EH
07510 928349
neurohub@derbyshireautismservices.org
www.derbyshireautismservices.org
Chesterfield
Booked appointments on Tuesdays 12:30pm to 3pm, Wednesday to Friday 10am to 4pm
Drop ins Wednesday 10am to 3pm, Friday 10am to 1pm
Monkey Park Community Hub, 128a Chester Street, Chesterfield S40 1DN
07874 941890
neurohub@fair-play.co.uk
www.monkeypark.org.uk
Derby
Monday to Thursday 10am to 1:30pm, Friday 10am to 1pm
St James’ Centre, Malcolm Street, Derby, DE23 8LU
07561 856320
neurohub@stjamescentre.org
www.stjamescentrederby.co.uk
Buxton
Tuesday 12pm to 7pm, Wednesday to Friday 10am to 4pm
Zink HQ, Clough Street, Buxton, SK17 6LJ
07498 892525
neurohub@zink.org.uk
www.zink.org.uk
Swadlincote
Citizens Advice Mid Mercia, 114 Church St, Church Gresley, Swadlincote, DE11 9NR
01332 228 790
Please call for drop in date times
www.autisminformationservice.org.uk
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