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Disability and Long Term Conditions staff network
A staff network for DCHS colleagues who have, colleagues who live with someone with or colleagues who support other colleagues with a disability or a long term condition. Also known as the DLTC staff network.
Introducing our new chair of EmbRACE: Dr Victor Jeganathan
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/introducing-our-new-chair-embrace-dr-victor-jeganathan
Update (21 June 2024): Ripley and Ilkeston Urgent Treatment Centres
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/update-21-june-2024-ripley-and-ilkeston-urgent-treatment-centres
Flu – make your informed CHOICE
All the information about this year's flu vaccination programme, Covid booster jabs and winter wellbeing found here!
Interpreting & translation
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/equality-diversity-inclusion/interpreting-translation
Derbyshire health and care system under increasing pressure and declares Critical Incident
Staff Briefing - Derbyshire health and care system under increasing pressure and declares Critical Incident
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025339 - Reports of sexual harassment or inappropriate sexual conduct, and related policies.docx
Freedom of Information disclosure relating to reports or complaints of sexual harassment or inappropriate sexual conduct and related organisational policies
Disclosure Ref 2025348 - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion roles.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relation to the number of EDI staff, their total salary cost, the Trust’s EDI‑related spend over the past three financial years, and copies of any mandatory EDI training materials currently used.
Disclosure Ref 2025355 - Waiting times for GP appointment.docx
Freedom of information request relating to the average waiting time (in days) for patients to be offered a routine GP appointment at practices within your Trust
Disclosure Ref 2025382 - insourcing spend.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Insourcing spend from 01/07/2025 to 30/09/2025
Disclosurer Ref 2025398 .doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to number of people prescribed weight loss jabs
Subject Access Request Policy.docx
This policy details the procedures the Trust has adopted for dealing with applications for access to personal records held by Derbyshire Community Health Services, whether formal manual (for example, on paper) or computerised (such as within a clinical system) or information which could be classed as informal which may have been written within emails, text or recorded in Microsoft Teams, for example.
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Policy (P90)
To provide information about the practical help and support that is available to employees of DCHSFT who are currently experiencing domestic abuse, or are experiencing trauma as a result of their past experiences of abuse. This Policy also covers the approach to be taken where an employee’s behaviour towards their family may constitute domestic abuse. Providing this information empowers Managers to take effective, supportive action and reinforces the message that domestic abuse and sexual violence cannot be ignored.
Guidelines for assessing pain in patients with Cognitive Impairment and or communication problems (G203)
Within DCHS 4 pain assessment tools have been provided to help meet patient’s individual needs: PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE – PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR PATIENTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (Abbey Pain Scale) PAIN ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR USE WITH FAMILY AND CARERS OF PATIENTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT DISABILITY DISTRESS ASSESSMENT TOOL (DisDAT)
Adult Enteral Feeding Policy (P48)
The purpose of the policy is to provide best practice guidance for the care of adults fed via with an enteral feeding tube. The aim of the policy is to ensure delivery of safe and effective care for patients who are enterally tube fed within Derbyshire Community Health Services: • Community Hospitals, • Community Services • Care Homes And to ensure continuity of care within Derbyshire Community Health Service Foundation Trust.
Physical Health Care For People With Mental Health And Learning Disabilities Guidelines (G15)
This guidance aims to set out the standard of physical health monitoring for those patients within both the older person’s mental health and learning disability inpatient units. It provides guidance about physical health care interventions that are provided within the Trust and those requiring advice or intervention from other services. Good physical health underpins the overall well-being of our patients and supports a holistic approach to care delivery, which includes the identification and appropriate management of physical health needs. In relation to those service users attending specialist OPMH day Services or specialist LD outpatients, the responsibility for the patient’s physical, health care will remain with their General Practitioner. Where there are any identified physical health findings or concerns noted whilst the patient is attending the service, their General Practitioner must be notified.