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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
Accessible information standards
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-inclusion/accessible-information
Interpreting & translation
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-inclusion/interpreting-translation
Diabetes Education Service
If you have type 2 diabetes, attending an education programme is an important part of your treatment plan.
Diabetes Education for Professionals
The information here is for professionals in Derbyshire working with patients with type 2 diabetes.
Keep up to date with innovations and emerging research to improve your practice
introducing KnowledgeShare - an online web-based current awareness system being offered by Derbyshire NHS Library and Knowledge Service.
Files
Appendix 1 – Volunteer Application Form.docx
Appendix 1 – Volunteer Application Form
Appendix 7 – Work Placement Candidate Placement Plan.docx
Appendix 7 – Work Placement Candidate Placement Plan
Nail Surgery Protocol for Podiatrists (S72)
The purpose of this document is to provide an evidence based approach to the diagnosis and podiatric management of ingrown toenails.
Administration of Medicines in an Emergency Situation for Adults SOP (S30)
S30 - Administration of Medicines in an Emergency Situation for Adults SOP
A6 – Competency framework for podiatry assistants – wound care (S107)
Competency framework for podiatry assistants – wound care
Patient (or carer) Initiated Follow-up SOP Dementia Palliative Care Service (S132)
Patient initiated follow-up (PIFU) describes when a patient (or their carer) can initiate their follow-up visit as and when required, e.g., when symptoms or circumstances change. This SOP defines the process, roles, and responsibilities for the following: • Identifying which patients PIFU is right for • Moving a patient onto a PIFU pathway • Booking visits which have been initiated by a patient or carer • Managing patients who do not initiate a review/home visit within the PIFU timescale • Discharging or booking reviews at the end of that patient’s PIFU timescale • Monitoring compliance Dementia Palliative Care Service are in the process of piloting a PIFU process for 12 months. The pilot will be reviewed every 3 months with a final review post 12 months.
HRP02 Secondary Employment Policy Appendix B Working Time Regulation Opt Out Form.docx
HRP02 Secondary Employment Policy - Appendix B Working Time Regulation Opt Out Form
Appendix 7 - Flexible Working Pattern Confirmation Letter.docx
Appendix 7 - Flexible Working Pattern Confirmation Letter
Disclosure Ref 2025316 - Admissions where exposure to air pollution exposure.doc
Freedom of Information relating to patients that were admitted where exposure to air pollution (ICD‑10 code Z581) was recorded as a contributing factor, including the primary diagnoses for those admissions, and how many of those patients later died in hospital.
Clinical-Strategy-on-a-page.pdf
DCHS Clinical strategy on a page/summary