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Diabetes Education for Professionals
The information here is for professionals in Derbyshire working with patients with type 2 diabetes.
Derbyshire health and care system remains under pressure; patients continue to be asked to not store up care needs
Update as of 17:00hrs - 22 December 2022
Industrial Action Update - Issued on 16 January 2023
Ahead of this week’s planned industrial action by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), we’ve developed an in-depth briefing which we hope colleagues will find useful. It also signposts to other helpful sources of information.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/industrial-action-update-16-january
Updated plans for Belper’s proposed new base for community health services to be shared on 27 January
Revised plans for a new base for Belper’s community health services, situated on the site of the former Belper Clinic, will be shared during a virtual meeting on Thursday 27 January at 6pm.
Files
Derbyshire_Community_Health_Services_NHS_Trust_authorisation_letter.pdf
DCHS authorisation letter
HRP40 Working Time Regulations.docx
DCHS WORKING TIME REGULATIONS POLICY
0112 - Personal Handling Risk Assessment - Complex Patients Only
0112 - Personal Handling Risk Assessment - Complex Patients Only
L277 - Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
L277 - Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Warning Card
1038 - Environment Risk Assessment for Patient Handling Activity
1038 - Environment Risk Assessment for Patient Handling Activity
Malignant and Fungating Wound Pathway (G193)
Malignant and Fungating Wound Flowchart
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Protocol for Podiatrists (S22)
The purpose of this document is to provide an evidence based approach to the diagnosis and podiatric management of PAD and in particular to identify monitoring and onward referral triggers thus ensuring high quality care which is appropriate, effective and equitable across the Service.
0316 Enhanced Observation Monitoring Form.docx
0316 Enhanced Observation Monitoring Form
Identification Policy for Patients (P70)
Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) aims to take all reasonable steps to ensure the safety of patients by having robust systems in place to confirm a patient’s identify. This policy provides guidance for staff to reduce the risk of misidentification of patients using the guidance issued in the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Safer Practice Notice (2007) “Standardising wristbands improves patient safety”. This policy aims to: • Reduce the potential of harm to patients caused by misidentification; • Ensure compliance with National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) advice.
L226 – “Working Together” Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Information Leaflet
Patient information leaflet about PPI, Patient and Public Involvement.