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Flu – make your informed CHOICE
All the information about this year's flu vaccination programme, Covid booster jabs and winter wellbeing found here!
Message from Michelle Bateman - Registered Nursing Associates
An update from Michelle about how DCHS has supported the Nursing Associate role since 2019.
Health Psychology for Professionals
The information here is for professionals in Derbyshire seeking more information on the Health Psychology service.
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
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
Derbyshire NHS Trust’s annual public accountability meeting - Open to all online
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/derbyshire-nhs-trusts-annual-public-accountability-meeting-open-all-online
Files
Important Communication from Integrated Care Board (formerly CCG) regarding DCHS Wound Clinic Service (S68)
Important Communication from Integrated Care Board (formerly CCG) regarding DCHS Wound Clinic Service
Disclosure Ref 2024173 - Staff details for People & organisational development, finance and Exec board .pdf
Staff details for People & organisational development, finance and Exec board as at time of disclosure (2024)
Disclosure Ref 202524 - Clinical risk vs. patient data.pdf
Disclosure to freedom of information request regarding CQC inspection and/or Trust risk register actions relating to patient data and recorded risks relating to the availability of patient data including Datix Incidents the Trust record in Financial Years 2022/23 and 2023/24
Annual Leave Calculator for Medical Staff 2025-2026.xlsx
Annual Leave Calculator for Medical Staff 2025-2026
Disclsoure Ref 2025101 - 2 of 2 Statement on the Use of Nitrates in Meat Products and an Action Plan for Change.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure ref 20255101 - 2 of 2 Statement on the Use of Nitrates in Meat Products and an Action Plan for Change
A2 - Duty of Candour Letter Template (P81)
Duty of Candour Letter Template
Registration Authority (RA) Policy.docx
DCHS Registration Authority (RA) Policy
HRP29 Registration Re-Registration and Revalidation Policy
DCHS Registration, Re-Registration and Revalidation Policy
Searching Patients and their Belongings Policy (P65)
The aim of this policy is to ensure that appropriate actions and control measures are in place for staff undertaking searches across DCHS, to maintain a consistent approach and to provide clinicians with guidance on the searching of patients and their belongings as recommended by the Mental Health Act 1983 code of practice 2015 and NICE guidance NG10. This will ensure that the safety of staff and the privacy of patients remains protected at all times.
Renasys Touch Patient Guide.pdf
Renasys Touch Patient Guide