Health

Anton Du Beke and Team Lottie.org at the launch of Nights On Lottie 2022

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Lightwood Dental Practice has been rated good following a CQC inspection. Photo Jason Chadwick

Patients treated with 'dignity and respect' at a Buxton dentist

Vivienne Staley and Maureen Edge with their whist drive regulars and RDA volunteer Janette Sykes.

Buxton card players rake in £1,000 in record time for disabled riding charity

NHS Digital figures show 1,690 of 8,185 Year 6 pupils measured in Derbyshire were classed as obese or severely obese in 2022-23.

Childhood obesity rates in Derbyshire worse than before coronavirus pandemic

A St John Ambulance volunteer at a fireworks display

Remember, remember first aid in November

Storm, Rosie, and Dena have joined the 53 Degrees North Polar Reserve at Peak Wildlife Park. Phot Peak Wildlife Park

Arctic foxes make new home at the edge of the Peak District

Natasha Fairest, advanced nurse practitioner at Buxton Medical Practice, who is leading the new menopause clinic. Photo submitted

A new menopause clinic has started in the High Peak

Carlie O'Hara, Neurodevelopment Practitioner specialising in ADHD at Healios, has opened up about the condition.

Buxton woman diagnosed with same condition she helps support

Haddon Hall Care Home on London Road, Buxton.

Buxton care home in special measures issued CQC warning notice over safety

The charity enjoys celebrity support from TV star Claudia Winkleman (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)

Support celebrity style against child cancer cause

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

Patch will be joining Lauren on her walk for Meningitis Now.

Lauren will WAG for Meningitis

Ticks are becoming increasingly common in the UK, due to excess vegetation and restrictions on sheep grazing.

Peak District walkers warned of huge rise in number of ticks in the countryside

Kate with her mum Betty

Buxton actress wants you to get involved in the Walk for Parkinson's event

Buxton resident Kate Tickle, right, and her mum Betty will be joining the Walk for Parkinson’s at Chatsworth House on Saturday, September 23. (Photo: Kate Tickle/Parkinson’s UK)

Buxton family sign up for Parkinson's charity fundraising walk at Chatsworth

Figures from the Environment Agency show storm overflows were used 1,525 times within the High Peak's local authority boundaries in 2022, discharging for a total of around 12,638 hours.

More than 1,500 sewage overflows in the High Peak last year

Smoking rates in the High Peak increased last year, bucking the national trend where the percentage of smokers fell to the lowest level on record.

Smoking rates in High Peak increased last year, new figures show.

Hayfield Wells Dressing Queen and Sue Barber at a recent Hayfield event with a representative from Cardiac Risk in the Young. Pic submitted

High Peak Diabetic Self Help Group closes after almost 40 years

Laura Savile alongside colleague Rebecca Mellor and Ian Robson, CEO of Derbyshire LGBT+

Blythe House Hospicecare looks to be come more inclusive

Matt Heywood, in the red hat, with his teammates on the first leg of the challenge in Wales.

Buxton dad conquers another six peaks in aid of Christie cancer charity

Data suggests High Peak residents may have lower stress levels than people elsewhere in England.

High Peak named among England's 'least stressed' boroughs

The figures show there were 752 live births in High Peak in 2022 – a fall from 791 the year before, and the fewest of any year since at least 2013.

High Peak sees fewest births in a decade

Robert Largan MP says Buxton residents want to see improved bus and rail services rather than a 20 mph speed limit on local roads. (Photo: Jason Chadwick/Buxton Advertiser)

High Peak MP suggests Buxton residents unconvinced by plans for 20 mph limit

Child receiving spectacles from Vision Action

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Bluebell Dairy Corporate Away Days

Bluebell Dairy Launches ‘Big Kids’ Corporate Away Day Packages

Using the most recent data for the number of people registered with a GP in Joined Up Care Derbyshire area, it could mean about 49,800 people aged 16 and older in the area were struggling with lingering health problems from the disease. Photo: RADAR

Tens of thousands of people may have long Covid in Derby and Derbyshire

Experts suggest the decrease in the number of licensed vehicles accessible for those with mobility difficulties in England and Wales is due to a lack of training and certification for the safe handling and transport of wheelchairs. Photo: National World

Fewer wheelchair-accessible taxis and private hire vehicles in Derbyshire

The Dogs Trust said trusting basic dog training is "not enough" in preventing pets from biting as the number of dog bite wounds treated in hospitals across England continues to rise. Photo: RADAR

More dog bite wounds treated in Derby and Derbyshire

The latest statistics for obesity in Derbyshire show that by the start of reception nearly a quarter of children (22.8 per cent) – one in every four – are already overweight or obese.
Photo: RADAR

Derbyshire health chiefs in new bid to tackle “wicked issue” of child obesity

The Woodhead Pass. Police fear for the safety of a man involved in a crash, which closed the road last night

Police fear for driver in crash which shut major Peak District route

New hygiene ratings have been given to local eateries. Photo: RADAR.

Good news as food hygiene ratings awarded to six High Peak establishments

Police and NHS in Derbyshire have partnered for a new approach to mental health emergencies

NHS and police join forces for innovative mental health emergencies approach

Christie fundraising worker Adam George with the Chapel-en-le-Frith Ladies’ Choir

High Peak choir raises hundreds of pounds for Christie brain tumour charity

For people with dementia or memory loss and their friends and family

New memory-loss group launched in Bakewell

Matt and Lily Heywood now share a big passion for fundraising in support of local cancer services.

Buxton schoolgirl follows dad's lead with cancer charity fundraising challenge

Haddon Hall Care Home on London Road.

Troubled Buxton care home rated as inadequate in latest CQC inspection report

The former Buxton Water site which was purchased with the hope of being the site of Buxton's new hospital. Pic Jason Chadwick

Buxton's new hospital plans halted after missing out on government funding

Customers were able to buy Forget Me Not badges for a donation to the charity.

Over £1,000 raised for the Alzheimer's Society in Buxton

Figures from the NHS show 1,317 people aged 65 and older in High Peak were estimated to have dementia in March 2023. Of them, 761 (57.8%) had a formal diagnosis.

More than two in five suspected dementia cases lack a formal diagnosis

The tree pollen peak is over and the grass pollen peak hasn’t arrived yet so it’s easy to get complacent

The worst hay fever is coming – sufferers are urged to take action now

NHS bosses say they have been unable to recruit the necessary staff to keep Buxton's colposcopy clinic open.

NHS closes Buxton Colposcopy Clinic amid recruitment crisis

The NHS says contracts are "imminent" for the sale of Newholme Hospital Bakewell to an undisclosed buyer.

NHS sale of historic Derbyshire hospital site enters final negotiations

Dementia Action 2023 poster

Become a dementia friend at Morrisons in Buxton

Look out for allergies in dogs (photo: Adobe)

Allergies in dogs - what you really need to know

Here we give an expert’s advice on caring for your pet

Figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy show 5,719 households in High Peak were in fuel poverty in 2021 – 13.8% of homes in the area.

One in eight High Peak households in fuel poverty