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Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Top tips for saving on energy bills
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/top-tips-saving-energy-bills
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.
Urgent treatment centres
Our four Derbyshire UTCs, Ilkeston Hospital, Ripley Hospital, Buxton Hospital and Whitworth Hospital
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/urgent-treatment-centres-all
Derbyshire NHS Trust’s annual public accountability meeting - Open to all online
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-nhs-trusts-annual-public-accountability-meeting-open-all-online
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.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/date-announced-butterley-ward-move-back-ripley-hospital
A message from the Royal Voluntary Service
We are writing to you because you have previously referred people to the NHS Volunteer Responders (NHSVR) programme, to tell you about changes to the support available from our volunteers.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/message-royal-voluntary-service
Files
A4 - Monitoring and Audit (P80)
A4 - Monitoring and Audit
Disclosure Ref 2025107 - Administrating Injections 1st Jan 2020 to 15 Mar 2025 .pdf
FOI disclosure ref 2025/107 regarding the administration of injections to patients without their consent within the Trust.
Disclosure Ref 2025152 - Insourcing providers to deliver elective care.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 2025152 relating to the Insourcing providers to deliver elective care
Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Boards self-neglect toolkit (P28)
Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Boards self-neglect toolkit
Supporting Maintaining Attendance (SAMA) Policy Transition to New Procedure Letter.docx
Supporting Maintaining Attendance (SAMA) Policy Transition to New Procedure Letter
Annual Leave Calculator for GP's 2026-2027.xlsx
Annual Leave Calculator for GP's 2026-2027
Disclosure Ref 202545 - Data relating to Mental Health Services within the Trust.doc
Freedom of information request relating to data on how many adults were referred to, treated by, and—where known—died by suicide while under the care of Older Peoples Mental Health and Learning Disability services across the Trust between 2014 and 2024. It seeks annual figures for referrals, treatments, and any patient deaths by suicide linked to open referrals.
Disclosure Ref 2025229 - Elastomeric infusion devices.doc
Freedom of information request relating to whether DCHS uses elastomeric infusion devices, which service uses them, which brands are considered, and whether devices are pre‑filled or filled by the Trust
0052 - Patient Referral Form for Admission to OPMH Services
0052 - Patient Referral Form for Admission to OPMH Services
SOP for IV Administration of Diuretics to Heart Failure Patients in DCHS North Community Hospitals and CRH Same Day ECU (S89)
The Aim of this SOP is to provide heart failure patients across Derbyshire access to IV drug treatments without the need for attendance at an acute hospital