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Guidance on the use of WhatsApp

Key rules for using whatsapp using whatsapp whats app mobile phone messaging messages IG Information governance

Information and Data Quality Policy.docx

This policy details the responsibilities of all staff regarding the quality and timeliness of all data recorded in its records and systems - both clinical and non-clinical, and both electronic and paper.

Actions Matrix Template August 2025

Appendix 2 - Assessment of Skill Record for the Administration of Insulin by HCA (P4)

Appendix 2 - Assessment of Skill Record for the Administration of Insulin by HCA (P4)

0052 - Patient Referral Form for Admission to OPMH Services

0052 - Patient Referral Form for Admission to OPMH Services

Topical corticosteroid pathways for varicose eczema for non-medical prescribers (G201)

Topical corticosteroid pathway for varicose eczema for non-medical prescribers

0323 - Posture Care Pathway for People with Complex Disability (LD)

0323 - Posture Care Pathway for People with Complex Disability (LD)

TPP074-0065 - MH Notification Of Cessation MH Detention Treatment Plan

TPP074-0065 - Notification Of Cessation of Detention Treatment from a section under the Mental Health Act 1983

Development, Approval, Implementation and Review of Patient Group Directions (PGDS) Policy (P5)

The purpose of this policy is to set out a generic framework for a co-ordinated approach to the development and control of PGDs in use in Derbyshire Community Health Services (DCHS) Trust. The policy contains a standard template for all locally developed PGDs. Using the framework and template should ensure that PGDs comply with the legislation and are reviewed and updated every 3 years or in response to updated guidance, stock availability, safety alerts or best practice.

Recognition of Patient Deterioration (Adults) Policy (P83)

The aim of this policy is to set the minimum standard and frequency for monitoring and recording adult patients’ vital signs in their own home, Minor Injuries Units, outpatient podiatric surgery and community hospital wards. The mismanagement of deterioration is a common area of systemic failure in avoidable patient death across the NHS (NHS Improvement, 2016, Hogan et al, 2012) and poor communication is a leading cause of adverse events in healthcare. The National Early Warning Score (NEWS) offers a common language to describe and communicate a patient’s acute illness severity by all healthcare professionals in all settings and is central to establishing a national pathway for improving the management of deterioration and sepsis (Inada-Kim and Nsutebu, 2018). This policy aims to increase survival among acutely unwell and deteriorating patients