Pages
End of Life - Directory of Services
Information hub for all clinicians, carers and family members, signposting to end of life support and resources available throughout Derbyshire.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/eol-directory-services
Patient Group Directions (PGDs)
Patient Group Directions - PGDs provide a legal framework that allows some registered health professionals to supply and/or administer a specified medicine(s) to a pre-defined group of patients, without them having to see a prescriber.
Flu – make your informed CHOICE
All the information about this year's flu vaccination programme, Covid booster jabs and winter wellbeing found here!
Wellbeing support across Joined Up Care Derbyshire - New Spring activity timetable for 2023 is here!
Message from Michelle Bateman - Registered Nursing Associates
An update from Michelle about how DCHS has supported the Nursing Associate role since 2019.
Files
APPENDIX 5 - Allegations under the Disciplinary Policy.docx
HRP24 Appendix 5 - Allegations under the Disciplinary Policy
Infant Feeding Practitioner (IFP) Standard Operating Procedure SOP (S136)
This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) gives an overview of the service provided by Infant Feeding Practitioners (IFP). It also supports a commitment to ensure evidence based tools and training are embedded within practice, supporting the local commissioning for outcomes recommendations, and offering assurance that the service is focused on personalised and needs based care. This Standard Operating Procedure should be used in conjunction with other DCHS Childrens and DCHS Trust policies along with UNICEF Baby Friendly standards.
The Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) Did Not Wait, Left Without Being Seen SOP (S144)
The SOP defines what staff should do when a patient or parents/carers with a child leave the unit after being booked in, but prior to being assessed, or who leave the department before finishing treatment.
SAMA Template 13 Review meeting invite
Template 13 Review Meeting Invite Letter
SAMA Template 29 OH Referral Questions
Template 29 OH Referral Questions
Medical Devices Training for Integrated Sexual Health Service (S67)
The purpose of this SOP is to provide the means of ensuring that all staff have the appropriate training on the relevant medical devices within Integrated Sexual Health Services. The training will assist to reduce the risk of new adverse incidents involving medical devices, reducing the risk of harm to patients, staff, relatives, carers and visitors caused by medical devices; support patients and staff to made individual decisions about the risks of using medical devices and outline a standardised approach to the training in the use of medical devices within Integrated Sexual Health Services.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Resuscitation Training Policy (P41)
The purpose of this Policy is to ensure that Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) has a uniform and systematic approach to basic life support and a workforce that is competent in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, thereby improving patient outcomes following cardiac arrest.
Facial_hair_and_FFP3_respirators_220320.pdf
Facial hair and FFP3 respirators
Standard Operating Procedure for Waiting List Validation (S108)
The purpose of this SOP is to set out the waiting list validation stages and process for staff and managers with services that have waiting lists. Across Planned Care and Specialist Services (PCSS) there are patients on waiting lists. To support the management of these waiting lists it is important to regularly validate those patients who are waiting to be offered an appointment. Services with waiting lists should consider the appropriateness and frequency of undertaking the three stages of waiting list validation, these being: technical, administrative, and clinical.
Appendix 1 - Patient Video Consultation Connection (S82)
Patient Video Consultation Connection