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Community podiatry - Managing your condition at home
Helpful tips for patients, carers and clinicians to help people with self care
Derbyshire Community Health Services welcomes international nurses
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-community-health-services-welcomes-international-nurses
Bakewell’s new Newholme Health Centre – latest updates and project plans
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services/our-clinicshealth-centres/bakewell-integrated-health-hub
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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.
Management and prevention of wounds on the feet, including the Diabetic Foot - An Informative guide for DCHS Staff (G247)
G247 - Management and prevention of wounds on the feet, including the Diabetic Foot - An Informative guide for DCHS Staff.
DCHS Performance Management and Assurance Framework September 2024
DCHS Performance Management and Assurance Framework September 2024
Disclosure Ref 202473 - Management of Permits to Work (PTW).pdf
Freedom of Information Disclosure Ref 202473 regarding Management of Permits to Work (PTW)
Disclosure Ref 2024182 - ERP (Enterprise Resource Management) contract .pdf
Freedom of information disclosure regarding ERP (Enterprise Resource Management) contract
Disclosure Ref 202565 - Facilities management contracts and expenditure.pdf
Freedom of information disclosure Ref 202565 - Facilities management contracts and expenditure
Fleet and Transport Management Guidelines
DCHS Fleet and Transport Management Guidelines
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
A2 - Management of Blood Transfusion Reactions (P25)
Management of Blood Transfusion Reactions (P25)