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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.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/industrial-action-update-16-january
Farming community invited to health MOT Day at Bakewell Agricultural Centre
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/farming-community-invited-health-mot-day-bakewell-agricultural-centre
Diabetes Education Service
Understanding your Type 2 diabetes is important so you can learn how to control it and have the best quality of life possible.
Top tips for saving on energy bills
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/top-tips-saving-energy-bills
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
Files
Protocol for the Supply of Emollient Cream (S91)
Protocol for the supply of emollient cream Epimax Original Cream, Epimax Isomol Gel, Epimax Ointment, Epimax Paraffin Free Ointment, AproDerm Colloidal Oat Cream Packs supplied under this protocol must be GSL packs
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.
Mortons Neuroma Leaflet (L20)
Morton's Neuroma Leaflet
Contact Tracing V9
Contact Tracing V9
Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) Report 2022-23
Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) Report 2022-23
Assembly of Lung Volume Recruitment (LVR) Kit in the Community Respiratory Service SOP (S129)
To provide instructions to Community Respiratory Service clinical staff in how to assemble an LVR kit correctly, and where and how to store them safely and securely.
Disclosure Ref 2024146 - Spending on settlement agreements 2020 to 2023.pdf
Spending on settlement agreements 2020 to 2023
£25K Spend - October 2024
£25K Spend - October 2024
Monitoring Audit Tool - A4 (P109)
Monitoring Audit Tool - A4 (P109)
Informal Carers administration of PRN subcutaneous injection in Community Palliative care Guidelines for DCHS staff (G184)
A small number of dying patients’ relatives request permission to administer subcutaneous medication at home to enable symptom control. UK statutory law supports this practice within a safe governance structure. To support this in practice “The Derbyshire policy for Informal Carers Administration of an as required subcutaneous injection in Community Palliative care” has been developed and underpins these guidelines for Derbyshire Community Health Service (DCHS) staff.