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Confidentiality Code of Conduct.docx

All employees are bound by a legal duty of confidence to protect personal information they may come into contact with during the course of their work.

8 Steps to Patient Isolation (L343)

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

Appendix 13 Supervisors Report Work Experience Placement Return to Practice

A Guide to the DCHS BAF

A Guide to the DCHS BAF

Medical Devices Policy (P27)

The aim of this document is to outline a standardised approach to purchasing, deployment, maintenance, repair and disposal of medical devices within the Trust and the services commissioned by the Trust. The purpose of this policy is to provide the means of ensuring that all acquisitions of items of medical equipment are made only after consideration and approval by the relevant management groups and in accordance with the procedures detailed within this policy and with all related DCHS policies, European Union (EU) public procurement rules, advice from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and statutory requirements.

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

The Management of Warfarin Therapy for Inpatients Guidelines (G233)

The aim of this guideline is to improve the safety of anticoagulant therapy for inpatients under the care of DCHS by: • Providing an evidence-based algorithm for the initiation of warfarin therapy in atrial fibrillation, including the use of a specific SystmOne template for warfarin management. • Offering an evidence-based algorithm to guide maintenance dosing decisions. • Clarifying the process for communicating follow-up arrangements to primary care teams when a patient is discharged from hospital. • Endorsing the level of competence and training required of clinicians who prescribe warfarin. • Ensuring that the guidance will be built into an audit and review cycle.

Section 5.28 COVID-19 (IP&C Policy)

Section 5.28 COVID-19 (IP& C Policy) v2 (September 2022). With links. The aim of this document is to provide operational guidance to staff in particular in relation to COVID-19.

Continence Support in Universal Childrens Services Policy (P96)

This policy is to support Health Visitor, School Nurses and Nursery Nurses to work effectively when supporting children, young people and their families with continence issues. This guidance and the supporting pathway will use evidence based practice to guide clinicians through the processes they need to follow to ensure that effective tier 1 support is offered before a referral is made to specialist services.

JUCD Leadership Orientation Managers Checklist (v1).docx

JUCD new managers local orientation checklist (V1) uploaded Mar23. For all new leaders/managers in DCHS to complete