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Dysphagia Management Guidelines for Adults with Learning Disabilities Document History (G14)

These guidelines set out the process of Dysphagia management used by the Speech and Language Therapy Department in North Derbyshire. The overall aim of our Dysphagia Service is to ensure that individuals are identified and enabled to eat / drink / take medication safely and comfortably. The policy aims to provide a highly specialised and holistic service to individuals with complex forms of Dysphagia using the latest evidence based assessments, treatments and Dysphagia management policies. We aim to improve dysphagia related health outcomes and individuals quality of life, and employ effective risk management strategies for preventing harm and improving individual’s health outcomes.

Homely Remedies SOP (S16)

Under normal circumstances, medicines should be administered either on the written prescription of an authorised prescriber, in accordance with the Medicines Code or under the authority of a Patient Group Direction. The Medication Optimisation Safety Team (MOST) has approved a list of non-prescription medicines or “homely remedies” that registered nurses and registered practitioners are authorised to administer at their own discretion, in accordance with the attached standard operating procedure, for a maximum of 48 hours (extended to 72 hours over a bank holiday weekend). The homely remedies approved are treatments commonly available over the counter for minor, short-term conditions without the need for a prescription or Patient Group Direction.

GD41 Managers Guide to Pay and Pay Step Progression

Vodafone/Storm Issues In and Out of Hours Escalation Process for DCHS staff

Vodafone/Storm Issues In and Out of Hours Escalation Process for DCHS staff, Including Flowchart of actions

DCHS QI Tools- Driver Diagrams.pptx

Stop Think SHARP Think SAFETY - email signature

APPENDIX 24 - Invite to appeal hearing.docx

Disclosure Ref 2025129 - Admissions involving the insertion of objects.pdf

FOI disclosure ref 2025129 relating to hospital admissions involving the insertion of objects into the anus or vagina

Disclosure Ref 2025135 - Number of blood trests at Ripley Hospital.pdf

FOI Disclosure ref 2025135 regarding the total number of individual patient blood tests conducted by Ripley hospital per year for the 10-year period of 2015 to 2024

Quality Business Committee ToR November 2022

QBC Terms of Reference November 2022