Pages
Tissue Viability
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/tissue-viability
Virtual ward helps Derbyshire patients stay at home for Christmas and New Year
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/virtual-ward-helps-derbyshire-patients-stay-home-christmas-and-new-year
Sustainability/Green Agenda
https://dchs.nhs.uk/my_dchs/i-want-more-information-on/corporate-services/sustainabilitygreen-agenda
Wound Clinic Service
Our wound clinic service was established in 2019 to provide a 7-day per week wound care service for the people of Derbyshire.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/wound-clinic-service
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.
Files
0290 - Peripheral Intravenous Cannula (PIVC) Assessment and Management Record (P47)
0290 - Peripheral Intravenous Cannula (PIVC) Assessment and Management Record
Disclosure Ref 2024139 - Software Used for Facilities Management.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 2024139 regarding contract for Software Used for Facilities Management
Disclosure Ref 2025119 - Risk, compliance or incident management software currently used.pdf
Freedom of Information Disclosure Ref 2025119 relating to Risk, compliance or incident management software currently used
Disclosure Ref 2025227 - Contract for social media management and listening tools.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to contract for social media management and listening tools
Dysphagia Management Guidelines for Adults with neurological disorders in community - Derbyshire and Derby City (G3)
These guidelines set out the process of Dysphagia management used by the Speech and Language Therapy Department in the community in Derbyshire and Derby City. 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 guidelines aim 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.
Disclosure Ref 202485 - Waste Management Contract & Spend.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 202485 relating to Waste Management Contract & Spend
Disclosure Ref 202595 - Management of staffing contracts and associated services.pdf
FOI disclosure Ref 202595 relating to the management of staffing contracts and associated services
Fleet and Transport Management Guidelines
DCHS Fleet and Transport Management Guidelines
Exudate Management Pathway (G195)
Exudate Management Pathway
Tissue Viability Caseload Management Tool Kit Guidance (G213)
The overall aim of the Guidelines for the Tissue Viability Caseload Management Toolkit is to ensure that Tissue Viability Specialists manage their visits and patient caseloads in a standardised and auditable way across the whole of Tissue Viability Service. The covid19 pandemic has had a profound effect on how care and support for people is provided across all health and care settings thus this guidance has applied the learning from Covid19 to the review and development of the document