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New winter ward opens at Ilkeston Community Hospital
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/new-winter-ward-opens-ilkeston-community-hospital
Wound Clinic Service
Our wound clinic service was established in 2019 to provide a 7-day per week wound care service for the people of Derbyshire.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/wound-clinic-service
Contractor appointed to build new £15m health services hub for Belper
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/contractor-appointed-build-new-15m-health-services-hub-belper
Farming community invited back to Bakewell Agricultural Centre for health MOT Day
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/farming-community-invited-back-bakewell-agricultural-centre-health-mot-day
October is AAC Awareness Month!
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/october-aac-awareness-month
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
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
Clinical Effectiveness & Improvement Team
Supporting colleagues to keep DCHS an outstanding place to work and recive care.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/clinical-effectiveness-improvement-team
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025240 - Telephony and contact centre contract.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Telephony and contact centre contract
Disclosure Ref 2025191 - Contact details for Decontamination & Infection Control leads .pdf
FOI disclosure relating to contact details for DCHS Decontamination Lead, Infection Control Lead, Endoscopy Decontamination Manager and Estates Manager
Disclosure ref 2025220 - Contact details for legal correspondence from third parties.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to contact details for legal correspondence from third parties
Safe to Wait SOP for Band 3 HCAs (S76)
The rationale for introducing a “Safe to Wait” process is, for when patients present to UTC Services, the first point of contact will usually be the Reception/HCA staff. The Safe to Wait Guidance will be undertaken by Health Care Assistant (Band 3) staff following specific training and a period of demonstrating competence for the assessment of patients attending the UTCs with specific conditions/injuries. This will ensure that Band 3 HCA’s are aware of “Red Flag Signs”, and symptoms that indicate that someone presenting at the unit may require immediate or urgent attention.
2-Musculoskeletal Decision Making Tool Thinking about a Referral - KNEE.pdf
MSK Decision Making Tool - Knee
Self Assessment Toolkit - non leaders.pdf
Self assessment toolkit
Buxton Hospital Theatre Policy and Procedures (P95)
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) has a responsibility to put in place effective and appropriate policies and procedures to ensure that effective and appropriate safe care is delivered consistently across the organisation. Buxton Hospital theatre provides day surgery to the local community in liaison with Consultants from the surrounding acute hospitals and DCHS Podiatric Surgery teams. The surgical offer by surgical specialities at Buxton Hospital in its theatre aims to deliver individualised, safe, efficient, and effective patient focused care for all patients requiring minor and intermediate day case interventions. The surgical specialist service providers aims to reduce the disruption to patient’s lives by enabling patients living in the local community to access services closer to home. This policy provides an overview of the elements of the service which support staff in achieving the delivery of safe care to day case surgery patients in the Buxton Hospital theatre and facilities.
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.
A6 – Department of Health Easy Read guide to DoLS for patients and families (P35)
A6 – Department of Health Easy Read guide to DoLS for patients and families (P35)