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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
Family invitation to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week in Derbyshire
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/family-invitation-celebrate-world-breastfeeding-week-derbyshire
Babington Day Unit
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/babington-day-unit
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
Podiatric surgery
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/podiatric-surgery
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025195 - Cancer pathway referrals .pdf
Freedom of information request reference 2025195 relating to Cancer pathway referrals in the last 5 years
Disclosure Ref 2024182 - Temporary Staffing and Frameworks procured.pdf
FOI disclosure Ref 2024182 relating to Temporary Staffing and which Frameworks DCHS procure from
Admission Discharge and Transfer Policy for DCHS Community Hospitals (P56)
This Policy helps define the purpose of the treatment provided by our Community Hospitals and how to access these services. It does not apply to our Older Peoples Mental Health Wards or Learning Disability Service beds as they are accessed via a separate protocol. The Policy sets clinical standards to improve the admission of appropriate patients. It encompasses the whole patient pathway including the Admission, Discharge and Transfer processes of these services. The Policy aims to support well-organised, safe and timely admissions, discharges and transfers for all patients through appropriate planning with the patient and their relatives / carers.
Internet Use Policy
The Internet is a valuable tool that many DCHS staff use as part of their work. It is essential that all staff understand their responsibilities when using the internet. It is the purpose of this policy to enable the effective and legal use of DCHS internet systems.
Section 17 Leave Policy Mental Health Act 1983 (P12)
P12 DCHS Section 17 Leave Policy Mental Health Act 1983. This Policy has been developed to assist and support staff in managing patients who are eligible for appropriate leave of absence from hospital in line and with reference to the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Health Act (MHA) Code of Practice (CoP) (2015)
L273 - Best Interest Document 1/3: Mental Capacity Act Summary
L273 - Best Interest Document 1/3: Mental Capacity Act Summary. This booklet will tell you some things about: • The Mental Capacity Act • Best interest decisions • What a deputy is • How to challenge a decision if you do not like it
Electronic Prescribing in the Community SOP (S77)
The purpose of this Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is to outline the steps required for community prescribers to utilise the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS – also known as ETP2). EPS enables community prescribers to transfer prescriptions electronically to the patient’s nominated pharmacy via the Spine which can then be collected without the need for a paper prescription.
Person Centred Care Planning Guidance booklet (G51)
This aim of this booklet is to supply guidance on how to write person centred care plans
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for The T34 and Bodyguard Syringe Drivers (S61)
A subcutaneous infusion pump is an effective method of administering therapeutic drugs via subcutaneous route, which can no longer be tolerated orally or rectally by the patient. The aim of this SOP is to provide guidance for staff in the use of the McKinley T34 pump across adult services. Using a uniform SOP will reduce the level of risks associated with syringe pump management within DCHS.
Prevention and Management Pressure Ulcer Policy (P36)
This policy outlines the Trust’s approach for the prevention of pressure ulcers in people under the care of DCHS clinicians. It encompasses the appropriate management for the prevention of pressure ulcers as well as the management of patients with ulcers already present. This policy and the supporting guidelines place an emphasis on a collaborative integrated multidisciplinary, multiagency approach to identifying risk factors and the implementation of appropriate preventative and/or treatment measures in a timely manner.