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Freedom to Speak Up (Raise a Concern)
FTSU at DCHS
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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.
Urgent treatment centres
Our four Derbyshire UTCs, Ilkeston Hospital, Ripley Hospital, Buxton Hospital and Whitworth Hospital
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/urgent-treatment-centres-all
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
Pension Automatic Re-Enrolment - July 2025
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/pension-automatic-re-enrolment-july-2025
Derbyshire NHS Trust’s annual public accountability meeting - Open to all online
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-nhs-trusts-annual-public-accountability-meeting-open-all-online
Tracy Allen to step down as chief executive of Derbyshire’s community NHS services
Tracy Allen has announced plans to step down as chief executive of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust in September 2024, after 13 years in the role.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/tracy-allen-step-down-chief-executive-derbyshires-community-nhs-services
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Disclosure Ref 2025228 - Agency spend and peer mentors or similar roles employed .docx
Freedom of information disclosure relating to agency spend and peer mentors or similar roles employed
Disclosure Ref 2025292 - Automatic door maintenance contract.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to automatic door maintenance contract
Disclosure Ref 2025322 - Volume & spend on interpreting services (face‑to‑face, telephone, video, and BSL).doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to the volume and spend on interpreting services (face‑to‑face, telephone, video, and BSL), the top languages requested, and details of any interpreting service contracts
Topical corticosteroid pathways for varicose eczema for non-medical prescribers (G201)
Topical corticosteroid pathway for varicose eczema for non-medical prescribers
L267 - Adult Sepsis Safety Net - Signs of Sepsis and what to do
L267 - Adult Sepsis Safety Net - Signs of Sepsis and what to do
Drug Fridge and Freezer Temperature Monitoring Procedure (S48)
A clear standard procedure to assist and enable ward/unit staff to comply with the Medicines Code requirement to routinely monitor, record and act on drug fridge and freezer temperatures thus ensuring that patients receive effective, correctly stored refrigerated products.
0316 Enhanced Observation Monitoring Form.docx
0316 Enhanced Observation Monitoring Form
DCHS Mandatory training overview (V0.1) May 2022
Mandatory training overview (V0.1) May 2022
Appendix 2 - Guidance on Candidates Who Fail To Achieve (P41)
Appendix 2 - Guidance on Candidates Who Fail To Achieve (P41)
HRP32 Supporting Performance Diagnostic Tool Template.docx
HRP32 Supporting Performance Diagnostic Tool Template