Pages
Friday 23 December – latest update on critical incident status
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/friday-23-december-latest-update-critical-incident-status
Building Belper’s new health centre.. A peek at progress on site!
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/building-belpers-new-health-centre-peek-progress-site
Access to journal articles for DCHS staff
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/access-journal-articles-dchs-staff
Derbyshire NHS Trust’s annual public accountability meeting
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-nhs-trusts-annual-public-accountability-meeting-1
Carers’ Rights Day – Thursday 20 November
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/carers-rights-day-thursday-20-november
Baby loss Awareness Week 9 – 15 October
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/baby-loss-awareness-week-9-15-october
World Mental Health Day
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/world-mental-health-day
A message from the Royal Voluntary Service
We are writing to you because you have previously referred people to the NHS Volunteer Responders (NHSVR) programme, to tell you about changes to the support available from our volunteers.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/message-royal-voluntary-service
Files
Register of Governor Declarations 2025-26
COG declarations of interests
A2 - Managing NICE Guidance on AMaT (P44)
Managing NICE Guidance on AMaT
Statement_of_the_Council_of_Governors_Roles_and_Responsibilities[1].docx
DCHS Statement of the Council of Governors Roles and Responsibilities
Admission Discharge and Transfer Policy for DCHS OPMH and Neurodevelopmental inpatient Service (P84)
Derbyshire Community Health Services FT (DCHS) has both Learning disability (LD) and Older Peoples Mental Health (OPMH) specialist in-patient services located in the North of the county which provides services to meet acute clinical health care needs. The OPMH service covers North Derbyshire; the LD service is the bedded provision for the County of Derbyshire. The policy sets clinical standards to improve the admission of appropriate patients. The policy encompasses the whole patient pathway including the Admission, Discharge and Transfer processes of these services.
Hydration Leaflet (L73)
DCHS Hydration Leaflet
1202 - Application for authorised witnesses to be approved by DCHS Accountable Officer for CD destruction
1202 - Application for authorised witnesses to be approved by DCHS Accountable Officer for CD destruction
0508 - Index Dividers In-Patients
0508 - Index Dividers In-Patients
Identification and Management of Moisture Lesions (L34)
Identification and Management of Moisture Lesions
1058 - Palliative Care Syringe Driver Prescription Information Sheet Patients aged 18 years and over
1058 - Palliative Care Syringe Driver Prescription Information Sheet Patients aged 18 years and over
L23 - Information about your steroid injection
Patient information leaflet about your steroid injection.