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Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Industrial action – junior doctors strike (11-15 April)
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/industrial-action-junior-doctors-strike-11-15-april
Community podiatry - Managing your condition at home
Helpful tips for patients, carers and clinicians to help people with self care
Queens Nurse Awards 2022 - applications opening soon!
Our DCHS group of Queen's Nurses is growing fast, and we encourage you to apply. Information and details for the 2022 applications will be available on the Queen's Nursing institute website from March 2022.
Let’s Chat 2023 campaign launch – don’t miss your chance to get involved
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/lets-chat-2023-campaign-launch
Derbyshire health and care system remains under pressure; patients continue to be asked to not store up care needs
Update as of 17:00hrs - 22 December 2022
Butterley Ward is back at Ripley Hospital
Plans have been announced to bring Butterley Ward back to Ripley Hospital from its temporary base at Ilkeston Community Hospital after Easter, during the final week of April.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/date-announced-butterley-ward-move-back-ripley-hospital
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025262- Damp and mould health related conditions January 2022 to January 2025.doc
Freedom of information request relating to yearly figures (2022–2024) on diagnoses, admissions, and deaths related to damp‑ and mould‑associated conditions—including aspergillosis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis—within the period 1 January 2022 to 1 January 2025.
Capture and Storage of Images Recording of Patients Clients Policy.docx
DCHS Capture and Storage of Images Policy - Photography is widely used within the Trust to take images of patients, staff and the public for a range of purposes. DCHS staff also make recordings, both visual and audio, of patients, staff and the public. This policy is in place to safeguard the privacy and dignity of the subject and to ensure all images and recordings are stored and used correctly according to Data Protection Legislation and the Caldicott Principles. The images and recordings can be in relation to patients, staff and the public.
PICO Top Tips (P11)
PICO Top Tips (P11)
1059 - Anticipatory EOL Prescription Sheet Palliative Care
1059 Palliative Care ‘Just in Case’ Anticipatory Prescription Information Sheet Patients aged 18 years & older
Referral Pathway for all DCHS patients to Tissue Viability Services (G257)
G257 - Referral Pathway for all DCHS patients to Tissue Viability Services
Appendix 8 - TOMS - Dysphagia (G14)
Appendix 8 - TOMS - Dysphagia
5-Musculoskeletal Decision Making Tool Primary Care & Self Care - SHOULDER.pdf
Decision Making Tool Primary Care and Self Care - Shoulder
An introduction to leadership in DCHS
An introduction to leadership in DCHS. A useful guide for aspiring and new leaders. Equally useful to those new to the trust and new to leadership in the trust.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Statement (G281)
G281 - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Statement (Section 7.1 in P69)
L7 Exostosis Removal (Bony Lump) Exostectomy
L7 Exostosis Removal (Bony Lump) Exostectomy. Podiatric Surgery patient information leaflet.