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Patient Group Directions (PGDs)

Patient Group Directions - PGDs provide a legal framework that allows some registered health professionals to supply and/or administer a specified medicine(s) to a pre-defined group of patients, without them having to see a prescriber.

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.

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A Community Staff Guide to Pressure Ulcer Prevention (G90)

The aim of this guide is to bring all pressure ulcer prevention resources to one place, to assist clinicians in preventing the development of avoidable pressure ulcers and to effectively manage pressure ulcers.

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Quick_guide_to_donning_doffing_standard_PPE_health_and_social_care_poster__ (1).pdf

Quick guide to donning and doffing PPE

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8-Musculoskeletal Decision Making Tool Thinking about a Referral - BACK.pdf

MSK Decision Making Tool Thinking About a Referral - Back

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DCHS Help stop the spread of COVID-19 - Practice social distancing

DCHS Help stop the spread of COVID-19 - Practice social distancing. Social distancing. Keep one metre apart.

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L75 - Deviated Toes Closing Wedge Osteotomy

L75 - Deviated Toes Closing Wedge Osteotomy. 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