The Derbyshire health and care system saw new levels of demand for services during the Christmas bank holiday period and this has continued with pressure on services rising as we moved towards the New Year bank holiday weekend. As a result of this, a critical incident was declared to help prioritise and maintain safe services for patients and this decision was taken at 14.32 hours on 31st December 2022.A critical incident continues to be declared as of 17:00 hours on Tuesday 3 January 2023.
More information and how people can help is on the Joined Up Care Derbyshire website.
