Dig Street | Hartington | Buxton | Derbyshire | SK17 0AQ

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Self Help

Self Treatment to help with common illnesses Back Pain Most people will have low back pain at some time in their lives, and the vast majority will recover with little or no treatment within six weeks. Usually arising from the discs, joints of the spine, muscles or ligaments, the pain is described as ‘mechanical’. This […]

Patient Participation Group

Welcome to Our Patient Participation Group The Practice is privileged to have a long established and very successful Patient’s Group. The Group is a registered charity, which was initially set up in 1989 to provide medical or nursing equipment that would not easily be available on the NHS, to improve the health, or quality of […]

Electronic Access to Medical Records

Can I see my Medical Record in Patient Access? Yes, if your practice has agreed to it. What you see and do on Patient Access is controlled by your practice and they decide the following: How many appointments are available for booking If you can send a message when requesting a prescription Which areas of […]

Useful Links

Care Quality Commission (CQC) – The Commission is the independent regulator of the NHS in England and it publishes a range of information on the quality of services provided by the NHS. Derbyshire Carers Association – recognise that the responsibility of caring for someone who cannot manage at home without help often places great physical […]

Derbyshire Dignity Award

Derbyshire Dignity Award The Practice has previously been awarded the prestigious ‘Derbyshire Dignity Award’ by Derbyshire County Council. This award reflects the measures, often above and beyond what is expected in Primary Care, that are offered to protect the dignity and respect of patients, particularly those that are most vulnerable. Two Practice appointed ‘Dignity Champions’, […]

Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (DDICB)

The Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (formerly DDCCG) – which will be known as NHS Derby and Derbyshire – became an NHS statutory organisation on 1 July 2022 and has direct responsibility for: The local NHS budget – planning and commissioning of services working closely with partners across the system The delivery of high […]

Accessible Information Standard

Making Health Care Information Accessible The Accessible Information Standard (AIS) is a new NHS England information standard which must be implemented by all organisations that provide NHS or adult social care. The AIS aims to ensure that people who have a disability, impairment or sensor loss receive information that they can access and understand, for […]

Care Quality Commission

The Surgery was awarded an ‘Outstanding’ in July 2016; however, due to the change in ownership it has been re-inspected and once again rated as ‘Outstanding’ under Dr Ashley Dawson. You can keep up to date with their reports and findings by clicking the link below.

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