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Health Psychology
The DCHS health psychology service provides specialist psychological care and support to adults with physical health problems.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/health-psychology
Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Patient Group Directions - PGDs provide a legal framework that allows some registered health professionals to supply and/or administer a specified medicine(s) to a pre-defined group of patients, without them having to see a prescriber.
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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
Files
L10 - Hallux Rigidus Limitus (Arthritic Big Toe Joint) Cheilectomy procedure
L10 - Hallux Rigidus Limitus (Arthritic Big Toe Joint) Cheilectomy procedure. Podiatric Surgery patient information leaflet.
Health Visitor to School Nurse Transfer Guidelines (G250)
This guidance document outlines the minimum standard expected of Specialist Community Public Health Nurses - School Nurses and Health Visitors - when transferring records prior to a child commencing in full time education. It outlines the goals of the transfer process and the roles that each professional concerned plays within that process. This document supports a commitment to evidence-based care. It is expected that Specialist Community Public Health Nurses employed by DCHS exercise professional judgement and have clear, documented evidence of the rationale for their decision making if they feel that it is not in the family’s or child’s interest to follow the SOP or policy has not been followed. It is also expected that Specialist Community Public Health Nurses exercise sound professional judgement (following their assessment) in deciding whether a client/family should receive additional support and intervention. This Standard Operating Procedure should be used in conjunction with other DCHS Childrens and DCHS Trust policies along with The NMC Code.
QPC ToR March 2024
QPC ToR March 2024
A9 Home Blood Pressure (BP) monitoring Protocol (S109)
Home Blood Pressure (BP) monitoring Protocol
Podiatry Service Wound Care Health Care Assistant (HCA) Protocol (S114)
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the delegation of podiatry care to a Wound Care HCA.
A guide to what to do when someone has died (G316)
G316 - A guide to what to do when someone has died
How to check if a Purchase Order is receipted
How to check if a Purchase Order is receipted
Disclosure Ref 2024111 - Framework Agency Spend Jun 2023 to Mar 24 2 of 2.pdf
Disclosure Ref 2024111 - Framework Agency Spend Jun 2023 to Mar 24 2 of 2.pdf
Disclosure Ref 2024113 Utilisation of Thornbury Nursing Jan to Mar 2024.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 2024113 Utilisation of Thornbury Nursing Jan to Mar 2024
Continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care Links to Templates
Continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care Links to Templates