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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.
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
Advice to patients and families during the consultants’ industrial action
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/advice-patients-and-families-during-consultants-industrial-action
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
Finance and Procurement System Changes
The Trust’s current contract for the provision of financial services (i.e. finance and procurement) from NHS Shared Business Services (SBS) is coming to an end on 31 March 2022.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/finance-and-procurement-system-changes
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
Files
DCHS Wound Clinic Service Protocol
DCHS Wound Clinic Service Protocol
Appendix 5 Monitoring audit tool (P72)
Monitoring audit tool
Disclosure Ref 202525 - Cancelled operations 2022 to 2025.pdf
Disclosure to freedom of information request regarding surgeries and operations cancelled in the trust from 2022 to 2025
Disclosure Ref 202551- AI team contacts .pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure ref 202551 - AI Team contacts as of Feb 2025
Invite to long term sickness meeting.docx
Invite to Long Term Sickness Meeting
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.
DCHS - How to Complete a Saved Appraisal
DCHS - How to complete a saved appraisal