Pages
Advice to patients and families during the consultants’ industrial action
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/advice-patients-and-families-during-consultants-industrial-action
Inpatient rated ‘good’ by Care Quality Commission
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/inpatient-rated-good-care-quality-commission
Belper’s new health centre – a building soon in need of a name!
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/belpers-new-health-centre-building-soon-need-name
Ashbourne poet’s thanks in verse for NHS nurses is unveiled at St Oswald’s Hospital
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/ashbourne-poets-thanks-verse-nhs-nurses-unveiled-st-oswalds-hospital
Records management
Clinical, staff and corporate records management at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
https://dchs.nhs.uk/about-us/information-governance/records-management
Files
A2 - Managing NICE Guidance on AMaT (P44)
Managing NICE Guidance on AMaT
Statement_of_the_Council_of_Governors_Roles_and_Responsibilities[1].docx
DCHS Statement of the Council of Governors Roles and Responsibilities
TPP116 GULP Dehydration risk screening tool
TPP116 GULP Dehydration Risk Screening Tool for In-Patients
TPP487-1204 - Verification of Adult Death Form
Verification of Adult Death Form
Referral Pathway for all DCHS patients to Tissue Viability Services (G257)
G257 - Referral Pathway for all DCHS patients to Tissue Viability Services
Mortons Neuroma Care Pathway (G76)
G76 - Mortons Neuroma Care Pathway
TPP099-0108 - NEWS2 Escalation Plan for Podiatric Surgery
TPP099-0108 - NEWS2 Escalation Plan for Podiatric Surgery
NHSI National Stop the Pressure Guidance (G100)
G100 - NHSI National Stop the Pressure Guidance
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.
Disconnection of Continuous Infusional Chemotherapy from a Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) in the Community SOP (S65)
The aim of this SOP is to provide guidance for staff in the clinical procedure of the disconnection of continuous infusion chemotherapy from a CVAD within a DCHS setting across adult services. This SOP is intended to reduce the level of risks associated with this procedure.