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The Use of Force, Restraint Reduction and the Management of Violence and Aggression (P58)

The policy provides a framework for support staff who work across Learning Disability Services (LD) and Older Peoples Mental Health Services (OPMH), in responding to situations that they face with regards to Behaviours that Challenge and in particular, violence and aggression (both where they can plan and where an incident in unforeseen).

Policy for the maintenance and management of lifts

Policy for the maintenance and management of lifts, Insurance Inspector, Lift Management, thorough examination, lift servicing.

HRP19 Management of Change Manager's Guide - Appendix 6 Record of Individual Consultation Meeting (1-1).docx

Standard Operating Procedure for Medicines Management in the ISHS Community Setting (Pop up Clinic) (S134)

This SOP sets out the actions taken to facilitate the safe transportation, administration and monitoring of any medications used in the community setting in line with the medicines code.

HRP19 Management of Change Manager's Guide - Appendix 7 Supporting Employees Through Management of Change.docx

Incident Reporting Policy (P80)

Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS) NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of patients, staff, visitors, and contractors alike. DCHS aspires to provide a Zero Harm environment. The policy considers the recommendations of the Department of Health publications: An Organisation with a Memory, Building a Safer NHS, Doing less Harm and the former National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) publication Building a memory: preventing harm, reducing risks and improving patient safety, Berwick report 2013 and the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and subsequent subsidiary reports. The reporting, management and investigation of adverse incidents are fundamental elements of risk management. Sharing the learning from adverse incidents (including near misses) enables the organisation to implement changes to practice, processes, and systems so that the risk of harm is reduced. In addition to the human costs, if incidents are not properly managed, they may result in a loss of public confidence in the organisation and a loss of assets.

STAY conversations

DCHS STAY conversations - managers guide. This is a management tool, not a formal process, aimed at supporting staff retention.

Research Governance Policy and Research Passport Process

The aim of this policy is to ensure that all research activity which is undertaken by our employees or conducted within our premises conforms to principles of good practice in the management and conduct of health and social care research that take account of legal requirements and other standards as set out in the UK Policy Framework for Health and Social Care Research (November 2017) UK-policy-framework-health-social-care-research

Enhanced Observation Policy (P61)

The purpose of this policy is to describe how supportive observations and engagement maximise people’s safety, minimise risk and initiate and build supportive therapeutic relationships. During times of increased distress or risk, a person may require a temporary period of an enhanced level of supportive engagement to maintain safety for him/her or others while the level of distress or risk is reduced. This will be achieved by establishing a good rapport with the person, promoting their coping skills and being aware of their individual needs/reasonable adjustments. This policy sets out evidence-based practice for individual clinicians, teams and services regarding the engagement and observations of patients being cared for in DCHS inpatient Older People Mental Health and Learning Disability Services only. Observation is seen as an integral part of person-centred treatment planning and contributes to the management and reduction of risk. All forms of observation however will have implications for the patients’ privacy and dignity. The level of observation for each person should be justified as reasonable and proportionate to the degree of risk they pose to either themselves or others and to enable their care needs to be safely met. The aim of The Policy is to provides clear evidence-based guidance for the observation of patients within Older People’s Mental Health and the Learning Disability Service. All persons cared for in Older People’s Mental Health and Learning disability clinical areas are observed by the staff.

Disclosure Ref 2025231 - Contracts and spent for Digital Smart Buildings Platform, Fire Alarms , Fire Suppression, Access Controls, Intruder Alarms, CCTV, HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning), .doc

Freedom of information disclosure relating to contracts and spend for Digital Smart Buildings Platform, Fire Alarms , Fire Suppression, Access Controls, Intruder Alarms, CCTV, HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning), BMS (Building Management System) and Care Comms