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Tier 3 Weight Management Service Derbyshire

The Tier 3 Weight Management Service offers a weight management programme to support adults with severe and complex obesity to lose weight across Derby City and Derbyshire County.

Freedom to speak up animations

We have developed a series of animations based on issues staff have raised a concern about in DCHS. We hope they help you make your decision about whether you should raise a concern.

Wound Clinic Service

Our wound clinic service was established in 2019 to provide a 7-day per week wound care service for the people of Derbyshire.

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.

Seeking urgent clinical treatment - guidance on NHS 111 and urgent treatment centres

A guide on how to access the help you need for new onset illnesses or injuries for which you are seeking urgent help or advice.

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Capture and Storage of Images Recording of Patients Clients Policy.docx

DCHS Capture and Storage of Images Policy - Photography is widely used within the Trust to take images of patients, staff and the public for a range of purposes. DCHS staff also make recordings, both visual and audio, of patients, staff and the public. This policy is in place to safeguard the privacy and dignity of the subject and to ensure all images and recordings are stored and used correctly according to Data Protection Legislation and the Caldicott Principles. The images and recordings can be in relation to patients, staff and the public.

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PICO Top Tips (P11)

PICO Top Tips (P11)

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1059 - Anticipatory EOL Prescription Sheet Palliative Care

1059 Palliative Care ‘Just in Case’ Anticipatory Prescription Information Sheet Patients aged 18 years & older

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Referral Pathway for all DCHS patients to Tissue Viability Services (G257)

G257 - Referral Pathway for all DCHS patients to Tissue Viability Services

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L94 - Staying Steady - How to reduce your risk of falling

L94 - Staying Steady - How to reduce your risk of falling. Patient and carers information leaflet produced by Age UK (Feb 2022).

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OPAT Elastomeric Infusor Devices Standard Operating Procedure for DCHS Community (S38)

This SOP describes the process for administering an IV antibiotic using an elastomeric infusor device supplied via Derby Teaching Hospital Pharmacy Dept (South) or Chesterfield Royal Hospital Pharmacy Dept (North

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Transfer of Care Protocol (S14)

1.1 The purpose of these joint procedures is to minimise delays for all adult patients assessed as fit for transfer including those who need Care Packages at home, permanent Care Home Placements whether publicly funded, self-funded, or fully funded by NHS Continuing Care or Terminal Care as described in the NHS Continuing Care National Framework (Revised November 2018.) These procedures will ensure efficient bed utilisation.

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Mental Capacity Act (2005) Policy Helping People to Make Decisions (P38)

“The Mental Capacity Act, 2005 (the Act) provides the legal framework for acting and making decisions on behalf of individuals who lack the mental capacity to make particular decisions for themselves. Everyone working with and/or caring for an adult [aged 16 years and over] who may lack capacity to make specific decisions must comply with the Act when making decisions or acting for that person, when the person lacks the capacity to make a particular decision for themselves. The same rules apply whether the decisions are life-changing or everyday matters” (Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice 2007:15). The aim of this policy is to support compliance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 setting out the principles, practice and responsibilities of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust staff (DCHS staff) when caring for a person aged 16 years and over. The term person will be used to identify a patient/client/user of DCHS services and the Act will used to identify the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

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DCHS FINAL - Response Rate Breakdown by Directorate Report.xlsx

directorate final results

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1Musculoskeletal Decision Making Tool Primary Care & Self Care - KNEE.pdf

MSK Decision Making Tool Primary & Self Care -knee