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Appendix 13 – Supervisors Report Work Experience Placement Return to Practice.docx

Appendix 13 Supervisors Report Work Experience Placement Return to Practice

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.

L226 – “Working Together” Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Information Leaflet

Patient information leaflet about PPI, Patient and Public Involvement.

Guidance for Visitors

Covid visiting guidance and restrictions on wards and in NHS properties; updated 13 June 2022

DCHS QI Tools- SWOT.pptx

A3 - SBARD Structured Communication Tool

Disclosure Ref 2024160 - Opthalmology jan 2023 to dec 2023.pdf

Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) Report 2024

Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) Report 2024

Incident Reporting Policy (P80)

Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS) NHS Foundation Trust is committed to ensuring the safety of patients, staff, visitors, and contractors alike. DCHS aspires to provide a Zero Harm environment. The policy considers the recommendations of the Department of Health publications: An Organisation with a Memory, Building a Safer NHS, Doing less Harm and the former National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) publication Building a memory: preventing harm, reducing risks and improving patient safety, Berwick report 2013 and the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and subsequent subsidiary reports. The reporting, management and investigation of adverse incidents are fundamental elements of risk management. Sharing the learning from adverse incidents (including near misses) enables the organisation to implement changes to practice, processes, and systems so that the risk of harm is reduced. In addition to the human costs, if incidents are not properly managed, they may result in a loss of public confidence in the organisation and a loss of assets.

Long Term Segregation Policy (P86)

This policy aims to provide clear guidance on the use of long term segregation, (please note the use of seclusion is covered in DCHS trust policy – (Management, Prevention and reduction of violence and aggression including physical restraint and seclusion). To ensure restrictive interventions remain proportionate, least restrictive, take account of patient preference where possible, and last for no longer than is necessary. The policy sets clinical standards to ensure compliance with the Mental Health Act 1983 and subsequent Code of Practice 2015 alongside NICE guidance NG10. To ensure robust governance arrangements that are transparent in their nature. To support the trusts ambition of reducing the use of restrictive practices. The policy aims to ensure the specific needs of all patients are met in a fair and equitable way.