30th November
Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Governor Vacancies – vacancies are in Amber Valley, Derby City East, Derby City West, Erewash and High Peaks and Derbyshire Dales. Governors are volunteers and very much valued by the Trust. Nominations opened last week and close at 5pm on 12 December 2022. For more information see below.
Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS): DCHS are looking to recruit a patient survey volunteer to support their ‘Falls Prevention Group’ in obtaining feedback from patients regarding the experience they have had whilst attending our weekly support group (more information below).
LGBTQ+ experience of health and care services – Healthwatch Derby would love to hear your experiences of health and care services if you identify as LGBTQ+. Please click the link to take part in their survey. https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/HWDLGBT22/
Patient Safety Partner – please see attached role advert for a patient safety partner. The Patient Safety Partner (PSP) is a new and evolving volunteer role developed by NHS England to help improve patient safety across health care in the UK. Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care System (DDICS), are excited to welcome a team of PSPs to work alongside staff, patients, and families to influence and improve safety across our ICS. PSPs can be patients, carers, family members or other lay people (including NHS staff from another organisation). Some examples of what you might like to be involved with include, talking with patients and staff about safety and what matters to them, support the safety training of staff, being part of project teams working to improve safe care and our systems and developing patient safety information resources. More information can be found on the advert below, including how to apply.
Maternal Mental Health – Healthwatch Derbyshire have launched a campaign focusing on maternal mental health. They would like to gather views on the mental health challenges facing new and expecting parents. The aim is to improve mental health support in maternity care and ensure birthing parents are supported before, during and after birth. This is part of a national piece of work to understand better what is working and what needs improving for people who develop mental health difficulties relating to their maternity experience. Our local survey can be found here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/ZZU2WG/