Pages
Accessible information standards
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-inclusion/accessible-information
Interpreting & translation
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-inclusion/interpreting-translation
Patient Safety
Patient Safety is the freedom from harm in healthcare and is a process by which an organisation makes patient care safer.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/patient-safety
Industrial Action Update - Issued on 16 January 2023
Ahead of this week’s planned industrial action by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), we’ve developed an in-depth briefing which we hope colleagues will find useful. It also signposts to other helpful sources of information.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/industrial-action-update-16-january
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
Diabetes Education FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about Diabetes and Diabetes Education for the people of Derby and Derbyshire
Files
Invite to Stage 1 - Supporting Maintaining Attendance (SAMA).docx
Invite to Stage 1 Meeting - Supporting Maintaining Attendance
Disclosure Ref 2025316 - Admissions where exposure to air pollution exposure.doc
Freedom of Information relating to patients that were admitted where exposure to air pollution (ICD‑10 code Z581) was recorded as a contributing factor, including the primary diagnoses for those admissions, and how many of those patients later died in hospital.
SOP for HoverMatt and HoverJack for raising a patient and lateral transfers in community hospital settings (S79)
This standard operating procedure sets out the process by which clinicians working within Community Hospital settings access and use the HoverMatt & HoverJack for raising a person from the floor post fall and lateral transfer of patients within DCHS setting.
Risk Management Strategy
DCHS Risk Management Strategy
Standard Operating Procedures for The Community Respiratory Service (S88)
This document sets out the standards which, in the view of the patient and professional organisations involved, are required of services in order to deliver high quality respiratory service for people with chronic respiratory conditions including supporting routine follow-up for patients discharged from hospital by request of chest physician following an acute admission.
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.
The Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) Did Not Wait, Left Without Being Seen SOP (S144)
The SOP defines what staff should do when a patient or parents/carers with a child leave the unit after being booked in, but prior to being assessed, or who leave the department before finishing treatment.
HRP09 Maternity Leave and Pay Handbook - Appendix 6 – Supporting Employees Dealing with Premature Births.docx
HRP09 Maternity Leave and Pay Handbook - Appendix 6 – Supporting Employees Dealing with Premature Births
Resignation acknowledgement letter.docx
Resignation Acknowledgement Letter Template
Figure 6.3.2 Terminating Fixed Term Contracts over two years’ service .docx
Figure 6.3.2 Terminating Fixed Term Contracts over Two Years’ Service Process Map 2 Terminating Employees Who Have Redundancy and Employment Rights