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Podiatry - Community Podiatry Service
The community podiatry service provides assessment, diagnosis and treatment to a range of patients with lower limb and foot problems, including; - People with long term conditions such as diabetes, vascular disease, amputees, connective tissue disorders, stroke, Parkinson's disease - People with multiple and complex needs e.g. dementia, falls - People with biomechanical problems e.g. gait /postural problems - People requiring wound care to the foot - People requiring nail surgery - People with severe foot and ankle problems and conditions.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/community-podiatry
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Queens Nurse Awards 2022 - applications opening soon!
Our DCHS group of Queen's Nurses is growing fast, and we encourage you to apply. Information and details for the 2022 applications will be available on the Queen's Nursing institute website from March 2022.
Derbyshire health and care system remains under pressure; patients continue to be asked to not store up care needs
Update as of 17:00hrs - 22 December 2022
Butterley Ward is back at Ripley Hospital
Plans have been announced to bring Butterley Ward back to Ripley Hospital from its temporary base at Ilkeston Community Hospital after Easter, during the final week of April.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/news/date-announced-butterley-ward-move-back-ripley-hospital
Speech and language therapy service
Our therapists, practitioners, assistants and admin support workers work together to deliver high quality services for adults and children who have speech, language and communication difficulties; eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia). We work with adults and children, throughout Derbyshire and Derby City. More specifically: Derby City and Derbyshire County - Adults and Derby City and the southern half of Derbyshire County - Children.
https://dchs.nhs.uk/our-services-and-locations/a-z-list-of-services/speech_language_therapy
Information about your appointment
Everything you need to know before you attend a physiotherapy appointment at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS FT
Files
Disclosure Ref 2025127 - Community Involvement on research board.pdf
FOI Disclosure Ref 2025127 relating to Community Involvement on research board
Disclosure Ref 2024209 - Tier 3 weight management service.pdf
Freedom of Information Disclosure Ref 2024209 relating to Tier 3 weight management service, the number of patients the service supported in 2023/2024 and waiting list including whether patients were prescribed Wegovy (semaglutide)
Disclosure Ref 2024205 -Spirometry Medical Devices.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2024205 relating to Trust use Spirometry Medical Devices makes and models are currently in use and how many of each are currently deployed by department
Disclosure Ref 2024211 - Structure of Trust's in-house legal team.pdf
Freedom of Information disclosure reference 2024211 relating to the structure of the Trust's in-house legal team, Information about the governance related to all legal functions across the Trust and internal policies/Standard Operating Procedures related to legal functions
Disclosure Ref 2024282 - Contract for e-signature vendor.pdf
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Contract for e-signature vendor
Disclosure Ref 2025238 - Electronic Patient Record (EPR) System used.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Electronic Patient Record (EPR) System used
Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service Operational SOP (S157)
The guidance defines what the patient journey through the Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Service should look like, including: • How referrals are received • How referrals out of the service are completed (to Tier 2 and Tier 4 services) • Clinical thresholds and triage criteria • Patient flow and program content • Prescribing initiation and transition points • MDT roles and responsibilities • Discharge process It also aims to ensure equitable access, clinical safety and consistency in triage and discharge decisions across localities.
Disclosure Ref 2025267 - Recruitment including international recruitment.doc
Freedom of information disclosure relating to International Recruitment together with external and permanent recruitment agencies
Disclosure Ref 2025305 - Citizen Engagement platform.docx
Freedom of information disclosure relating to Citizen Engagement platform
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