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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.
Let’s Chat 2023 campaign launch – don’t miss your chance to get involved
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/lets-chat-2023-campaign-launch
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
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
Speech and language therapy service
Our therapists, practitioners, assistants and admin support workers work together to deliver high quality services for adults and children who have speech, language and communication difficulties; eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia). We work with adults and children, throughout Derbyshire and Derby City. More specifically: Derby City and Derbyshire County - Adults and Derby City and the southern half of Derbyshire County - Children.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/speech_language_therapy
How quality makes a difference to you in DCHS
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/how-quality-makes-difference-you-dchs
Information about your appointment
Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Industrial action – junior doctors strike (11-15 April)
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/industrial-action-junior-doctors-strike-11-15-april
Community podiatry - Managing your condition at home
Helpful tips for patients, carers and clinicians to help people with self care
Files
A12 - Support and Additional Contacts (P48)
Support and Additional Contacts
Disclosure Ref 2024172- Clinical documentation practices relating to capturing information during interventional procedures.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2025/172 relating to clinical documentation practices, specifically in relation to the capture of information during interventional procedures, such as Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) insertions
Invite to Stage 1 - Supporting Maintaining Attendance (SAMA).docx
Invite to Stage 1 Meeting - Supporting Maintaining Attendance
Disclosure Ref 2025172 - Clinical documentation practices in relation to information during interventional procedures, such as Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) insertions.doc
Clinical documentation practices in relation to information during interventional procedures, such as Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) insertions
Disclosure Ref 2025255 - Guidelines and policies relating to translation and Interrupting services.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to guidelines and policies relating to translation and Interrupting services
Disclosure Ref 2025280 - Individuals who should have paid for secondary healthcare who were referred to the Home Office.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to individuals who should have paid for secondary healthcare who were referred to the Home Office
Mortons Neuroma Care Pathway (G76)
G76 - Mortons Neuroma Care Pathway
Undertaking a trial without catheter in a community setting Guideline and protocol (G93)
A trial without catheter (TWOC) is an essential part of the community nurse role. This routine procedure supports patients to remain within their own homes to receive health care. The Royal Marsden Manual Online of Clinical Nursing Procedures (2018) offers nursing guidance for urinary catheter removal but does not provide guidance for staff on how to undertake a TWOC safely at home or in a community hospital. This Guideline and protocol aims to provide evidence based recommendations to enable a trial without catheter to be undertaken in a community hospital or patients own home by a qualified competent practitioner.
Mandatory Covid 19 Vaccination FAQs DCHS_v1.2_27.01.22
Mandatory Covid 19 Vaccination FAQs (DCHS) updated 27 January 2022, answers to your queries about mandatory staff covid-19 vaccinations
Appendix 3 – Royal College of Physicians ‘How to measure lying and standing blood pressure as part of a falls assessment (P32)
Royal College of Physicians How to measure lying and standing blood pressure as part of a falls assessment