Day in casualty ends tour of hospital
Derby councillor Wendy Harbon had to cancel a tour of a city hospital because she spent the day in casualty following a car crash.
11 Dec 2006
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This will not hurt
Patients in Derbyshire face a postcode lottery finding an NHS dentist. There are almost three times as many dentists per person in central Derby as in the Derbyshire Dales and South Derbyshire, according to new figures.
9 Dec 2006
Parliamentary Lobby - DLA campaign
Over 1200 blind and partially sighted people attended the parliamentary lobby at the House of Commons on 4 December 2006.
8 Dec 2006
Guide dog attacked in city street
A blind woman from Derbyshire says she is devastated after her guide dog was kicked in the street. Betty Gregson, 68, from Etwall was out shopping in Derby when a boy deliberately kicked her dog Lilly.
8 Dec 2006
Fears over special needs funding
Money given to schools for pupils who have special educational needs (SEN) should be ring-fenced, campaigners say.
2 Dec 2006
Hospice patients 'missing' care
Patients in hospices in the UK and the Republic of Ireland may not be receiving the psychiatric care they need, a study has suggested. A survey of 166 hospices found 45% did not have any access to a psychiatrist or psychological care, the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine reported. The study is published as a Mori poll shows the majority of people think the government should boost hospice funds.
2 Dec 2006