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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
World Arthritis Day - 12 October 22
The theme this year is - 'It's in your hands, take action'. It aims to encourage people with arthritis, their caregivers, families, and the general public to avail every opportunity to take action to improve their lifestyle.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/world-arthritis-day-12-october-22
Celebrating International Mother Language Day
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/celebrating-international-mother-language-day
Occupational therapy
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/occupational-therapy
A magical date for Whitworth as The Lodge refurbishment is celebrated
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/magical-date-whitworth-lodge-refurbishment-celebrated
Improvement, Innovation and Effectiveness
Supporting colleagues to keep DCHS an outstanding place to work and recive care.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/improvement-innovation-effectiveness
Files
Important Information regarding injectable weight loss medication - Tier 3 Weight Management
Important Information regarding injectable weight loss medication
Food Diary NS.pdf
Tier 3 Weight Management Food Diary
Goal Tracker NS.pdf
Tier 3 weight Management Goal Tracker
Disclosure Ref 2024152 - Waiting times .pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure ref 2024152 relating to number of patients and waiting times for Tier 3 Weight Management Service and access to bariatric surgery
Waste Management Operating Standards V8
DCHS Waste Management Operating Standards
Dysphagia Management Guidelines for Adults with Learning Disabilities Document History (G14)
These guidelines set out the process of Dysphagia management used by the Speech and Language Therapy Department in North Derbyshire. The overall aim of our Dysphagia Service is to ensure that individuals are identified and enabled to eat / drink / take medication safely and comfortably. The policy aims to provide a highly specialised and holistic service to individuals with complex forms of Dysphagia using the latest evidence based assessments, treatments and Dysphagia management policies. We aim to improve dysphagia related health outcomes and individuals quality of life, and employ effective risk management strategies for preventing harm and improving individual’s health outcomes.
Tissue Viability Caseload Management Tool Kit Guidance (G213)
The overall aim of the Guidelines for the Tissue Viability Caseload Management Toolkit is to ensure that Tissue Viability Specialists manage their visits and patient caseloads in a standardised and auditable way across the whole of Tissue Viability Service. The covid19 pandemic has had a profound effect on how care and support for people is provided across all health and care settings thus this guidance has applied the learning from Covid19 to the review and development of the document
A5 - Management of Gastrostomy Tubes (P48)
Management of Gastrostomy Tubes
Dysphagia Management of Adults (P20)
DCHS recognises the risk to people who have difficulty with eating, drinking and swallowing and that the management of dysphagia is everyone’s business. This policy promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to identifying and managing dysphagia. It is to ensure that all people with dysphagia receive the highest possible level of assessment, care and support to achieve maximum independence, pleasure and meet their nutritional needs, whilst keeping the risks associated with this potentially life threatening condition to a minimum.
Guidelines for the Recognition and Management of Infected Wounds (G29)
A framework to enable health care practitioners to deliver best practice in wound care, specifically by providing a tool to be utilised to aid the recognition and management of infected wounds