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Queens Nurse Awards 2022 - applications opening soon!

Our DCHS group of Queen's Nurses is growing fast, and we encourage you to apply. Information and details for the 2022 applications will be available on the Queen's Nursing institute website from March 2022.

Butterley Ward is back at Ripley Hospital

Plans have been announced to bring Butterley Ward back to Ripley Hospital from its temporary base at Ilkeston Community Hospital after Easter, during the final week of April.

Speech and language therapy service

Our therapists, practitioners, assistants and admin support workers work together to deliver high quality services for adults and children who have speech, language and communication difficulties; eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia). We work with adults and children, throughout Derbyshire and Derby City. More specifically: Derby City and Derbyshire County - Adults and Derby City and the southern half of Derbyshire County - Children.

Information about your appointment

Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT

Podiatry - Community Podiatry Service

The community podiatry service provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment to a range of patients with lower limb and foot problems, including; - People with long term conditions such as diabetes, vascular disease, amputees, connective tissue disorders, stroke, Parkinson's disease - People with multiple and complex needs e.g. dementia, falls - People with biomechanical problems e.g. gait /postural problems - People requiring wound care to the foot - People requiring nail surgery - People with severe foot and ankle problems and conditions.

Finance and Procurement System Changes

The Trust’s current contract for the provision of financial services (i.e. finance and procurement) from NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) is coming to an end on 31 March 2022. 

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Clinical Protocol for the Cleansing of Leg Ulcers (S25)

S25 - Clinical Protocol for the Cleansing of Leg Ulcers

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3-Musculoskeletal Decision Making Tool Primary Care & Self Care - HIP.pdf

Decision Making Tool Primary Care & Self Care - HIP

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Self Assessment Toolkit - non leaders.pdf

Self assessment toolkit

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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QPC ToR March 2024

QPC ToR March 2024

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A9 Home Blood Pressure (BP) monitoring Protocol (S109)

Home Blood Pressure (BP) monitoring Protocol

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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.

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A guide to what to do when someone has died (G316)

G316 - A guide to what to do when someone has died