Pages
Prem Singh – reflections from a career in public service
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/prem-singh-reflections-career-public-service
Derbyshire Community Health Services welcomes international nurses
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-community-health-services-welcomes-international-nurses
Quality Conversations Training
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/quality-conversations-training
Belper’s new health centre – a building soon in need of a name!
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/belpers-new-health-centre-building-soon-need-name
Research and Innovation
Our vision is to increase capacity, capability and participation in research and innovation as we embed a culture of continuous improvement across the organisation.
Files
Disclosure Ref 2024252 - Tier 3 weight management service (WMS).pdf
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
Dysphagia Management Guidelines for Adults with neurological disorders in community - Derbyshire and Derby City (G3)
These guidelines set out the process of Dysphagia management used by the Speech and Language Therapy Department in the community in Derbyshire and Derby City. 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 guidelines aim 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.
Disclosure Ref 202485 - Waste Management Contract & Spend.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 202485 relating to Waste Management Contract & Spend
Disclosure Ref 202595 - Management of staffing contracts and associated services.pdf
FOI disclosure Ref 202595 relating to the management of staffing contracts and associated services
Fleet and Transport Management Guidelines
DCHS Fleet and Transport Management Guidelines
Exudate Management Pathway (G195)
Exudate Management Pathway
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