Pages
Bridging the healthcare access gap for people with disabilities
A NEW initiative to encourage more healthcare and/or non-clinical staff to take up sign language as an extra language and skill, is now available locally.
Join with colleagues to remember and reflect
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/join-colleagues-remember-and-reflect
New recycling arrangements explained
New recycling arrangements explained 2025
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/new-recycling-arrangements-explained
Clay Cross book group - looking for new members
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/show-me/staff-news-my-download/clay-cross-book
Five-star salon experience for Ilkeston patients
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/five-star-salon-experience-ilkeston-patients
Introducing our new chair of EmbRACE: Dr Victor Jeganathan
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/introducing-our-new-chair-embrace-dr-victor-jeganathan
The healing power of art – an exhibition to get people talking about mental health
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/healing-power-art-exhibition-get-people-talking-about-mental-health
Thanks to John Briggs for 50 years of NHS volunteering
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/thanks-john-briggs-50-years-nhs-volunteering
Files
A4b - ST Community Toolkits_02 Age 5-11
A1 - Nail Surgery Assistant Mentorship Pack (G216)
Appendix 2 – Volunteer Agreement and Appendix 3 Emergency Contact Details.docx
Appendix 2 Volunteer Agreement & Appendix 3 Emergency Contact Details
Discharge Medicines Service privacy notice - Oct 2025.docx
Derbyshire Community Healthcare Services NHS Foundation Trust (DCHS) will be contacting named community pharmacies on behalf of patients, to ensure that their medicines, care and follow up is managed once they are discharged from our clinical services. This is known as the discharge medicines service. This is to enable community pharmacies to fulfil the national essential service contract from NHS England. This Discharge Medicines Service - Privacy notice outlines the process for this and the benefits
DCHS QI Tools- Brainstorming.pptx
APPENDIX 1 Notification of Intention to take Paternity Partner Leave Pay.docx
A4c - ST Community Toolkits_03 Age 12-15
Disclosure Ref 2025158 - Data Protection Services.pdf
Disclosure Ref 2025158 relating to Procurement of external Data Protection Officer (DPO) & Data protection GDPR compliance services for the period 2022 to 2025
GD11 Assessment Toolkit Guide - Values Based Recruitment – Appendix 1 – Values-Based Recruitment (VBR) Toolkit.docx
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.