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Industrial action – junior doctors strike (11-15 April)
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/industrial-action-junior-doctors-strike-11-15-april
My Download - 6 December 2021
Your weekly staff news from DCHS
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/my-download-6-december-2021
Annual leave purchase scheme 2025/26
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/annual-leave-purchase-scheme-202526
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A5 – Referral back to podiatrist by podiatry assistant (S107)
Referral back to podiatrist by podiatry assistant
Patient (or carer) Initiated Follow-up SOP Dementia Palliative Care Service (S132)
Patient initiated follow-up (PIFU) describes when a patient (or their carer) can initiate their follow-up visit as and when required, e.g., when symptoms or circumstances change. This SOP defines the process, roles, and responsibilities for the following: • Identifying which patients PIFU is right for • Moving a patient onto a PIFU pathway • Booking visits which have been initiated by a patient or carer • Managing patients who do not initiate a review/home visit within the PIFU timescale • Discharging or booking reviews at the end of that patient’s PIFU timescale • Monitoring compliance Dementia Palliative Care Service are in the process of piloting a PIFU process for 12 months. The pilot will be reviewed every 3 months with a final review post 12 months.
HRP02 Secondary Employment Policy Appendix B Working Time Regulation Opt Out Form.docx
HRP02 Secondary Employment Policy - Appendix B Working Time Regulation Opt Out Form
Template 11 Wellbeing meeting invite NEW.docx
HRP20 Supporting and Maintaining Attendance Manager Guide Template 11 Wellbeing Meeting Invite
Template 28 OH Referral Questions NEW.docx
HRP20 Supporting and Maintaining Attendance Policy - Template 28 Occupational Health Referral Questions
Word Mediation Referral Forms - DCHS.docx
Mediation Referral Form - DCHS
SAMA Template 20 Communication Log
Template 20 Communication Log
Sudbury Prison Patients referred to DCHS Outpatient Therapy, MSK & Podiatry Services (S69)
When patients from Sudbury Prison are referred from secondary care to Out Patient therapy, MSK or Podiatry, for example post-operative patients, they occasionally require a chaperone. Sudbury prison is a category D prison. Some prisoners will need one officer to accompany them whilst on probation. Prisoners may be able to attend appointments alone in line with prison risk assessment. Prisoners requiring two officers should not be seen in the department as advised by Head of Security at Sudbury Prison
Near Patient Testing Standard Operating Procedure (S59)
S59 - Near Patient Testing Standard Operating Procedure
Procedure for the Disposal of unwanted patient’s medicines in the community setting (patient’s own home) (S7)
Guidance to community staff on the procedure to follow regarding the destruction of a patient’s own medicines that are no longer required and are within the home setting.