Pages
Infection prevention & control
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/quality-heart-our-care/infection-prevention-and-control
Meet Barbara: 71-year-old nurse and role model
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/meet-barbara-71-year-old-nurse-and-role-model
Heart failure services
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/heart-failure-services
"Think which service" this winter, urge health leaders
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/think-which-service-winter-urge-health-leaders
About Airmid
Airmid is a Patient App which allows you to view and cancel appointments at any time (rebooking is coming soon).
Virtual ward helps Derbyshire patients stay at home for Christmas and New Year
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/virtual-ward-helps-derbyshire-patients-stay-home-christmas-and-new-year
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
Files
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
Food Diary NS.pdf
Tier 3 Weight Management Food Diary
Goal Tracker NS.pdf
Tier 3 weight Management Goal Tracker
Pain Management Programme Inclusion and Exclusion Guidelines for Referrers (G81)
he Pain Management Programme is a multiple disciplinary group intervention aimed at service users with persistent pain whose condition has proved difficult to treat. The groups are run at venues across Chesterfield and North-East Derbyshire. This programme is jointly run by Health Psychology and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy clinicians and is for people who are seeking to manage persistent musculoskeletal pain.
Risk Management Strategy
DCHS Risk Management Strategy
Coroners Flow Chart on Management of Suspected Confirmed COVID-19 Deceased.pdf
DCHS Coroners flowchart on the management of suspected and confirmed Covid-19 cases
The Management of Warfarin Therapy for Inpatients Guidelines (G233)
The aim of this guideline is to improve the safety of anticoagulant therapy for inpatients under the care of DCHS by: • Providing an evidence-based algorithm for the initiation of warfarin therapy in atrial fibrillation, including the use of a specific SystmOne template for warfarin management. • Offering an evidence-based algorithm to guide maintenance dosing decisions. • Clarifying the process for communicating follow-up arrangements to primary care teams when a patient is discharged from hospital. • Endorsing the level of competence and training required of clinicians who prescribe warfarin. • Ensuring that the guidance will be built into an audit and review cycle.
Disclosure Ref 2022120 - Complaints from patients regarding being obese or overweight.pdf
Complaints from patients regarding being obese or overweight
Effective Caseload Management A Guide For Community Therapy Teams (G320)
Effective Caseload Management A Guide For Community Therapy Teams
A7 - Code of Practice Allergen Management (G321)
Code of Practice Allergen Management