Derbyshire Times news bulletin 12th April

Derbyshire Times news bulletin with editor Phil Bramley

Transcript

00:00 Here's today's Derbyshire Times video bulletin.

00:03 A new hospital is set to open in Chesterfield in a bid to reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice.

00:10 CHEC, one of the UK's leading providers of community healthcare,

00:14 has confirmed it will be opening a new Chesterfield hospital in summer 2024.

00:19 It is hoped that the new facility will reduce NHS waiting times and increase patient choice

00:24 by providing access to ophthalmology and gastroenterology services in the community.

00:29 The new hospital will be located at Rowland Hill House, off Boythorpe Road and close to Queen's Park,

00:35 with ample free parking and transport links.

00:38 CHEC is currently fitting out the new site with state-of-the-art clinical facilities,

00:42 complete with one ophthalmology theatre and one endoscope suite.

00:46 Working in partnership with the NHS, CHEC has more than 25 community hospitals nationwide

00:51 and says that the addition of CHEC in Chesterfield strengthens its existing Midlands stronghold,

00:56 which also includes facilities in Leicester, Northampton and Nottingham.

01:00 Staff at Chesterfield RSPCA have found a forever home for Storm,

01:07 a dog who has had to wait nearly 12 months to find new owners.

01:10 The Chesterfield and North Derbyshire branch of the RSPCA announced this week that they had found a home for Storm,

01:16 a dog who has spent nearly a full year waiting to find new owners.

01:19 A spokesperson for the animal welfare charity said,

01:22 "It was with happiness and joy, as well as a few tears, that we have said goodbye to one of our longest residents, Storm,

01:28 who we had the pleasure of caring for for an incredible 312 days."

01:32 days.